UNSPSC 41141708: Semen bicarbonate-formalin diluting fluid reagents

In this classification, this entry connotes a reagent made of Semen bicarbonate-formalin diluting fluid used in clinical chemistry testing.

UNSPSC 41141708 Semen bicarbonate-formalin diluting fluid reagents is a Commodity code that spans laboratory diagnostics consumables, but the recent state and local opportunities solicited under this code reflect a much broader scope: next-generation sequencing kits for pathogen detection, culture media for foodborne illness and water testing, solid phase extraction disks for drinking water analysis, gas chromatography columns and chemical standards for Safe Drinking Water Act compliance testing, and mycobacterial diagnostic reagents. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services departments and public health laboratories (Texas HHSC and DSHS, Mississippi State Department of Health, California), with one academic health center (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) and one municipal purchase (City of Philadelphia). Texas agencies dominate the recent activity, appearing in multiple IFBs across consumables, standards, and extraction media for water surveillance, foodborne illness detection, and wastewater pathogen monitoring.

The geographic spread centers on Texas, Mississippi, and California, with episodic municipal activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC's May 2026 IFB (HHS0017272) for Illumina Viral Surveillance Panel kits and respiratory pathogen detection consumables supporting wastewater surveillance, due May 19, 2026; a Texas DSHS Laboratory IFB (HHS0017132) for R&F brand culture media for E. coli and Listeria detection in food, water, and dairy testing, due June 2, 2026; the University of Texas Health Science Center's May 2026 RFP (745-26-P19) for a comprehensive biotech research and clinical diagnostics catalog with Jaggaer e-procurement integration, due June 4, 2026; and the Mississippi State Department of Health's April 2026 sole source procurements for Illumina and Clear Labs sequencing kits and reagents supporting whole genome sequencing of foodborne illness and SARS-CoV-2 specimens. Historical contract values for similar goods range from $35,000 to $393,000 depending on scope. The code shows consistent demand from public health laboratories for molecular diagnostics infrastructure and consumables supporting outbreak investigations and environmental surveillance.