UNSPSC 41141802: Bile acids

In this classification, this entry connotes a substrate made of Bile acids that is used in clinical chemistry testing.

UNSPSC 41141802 Bile acids is a Commodity code that does not reflect state and local procurement activity reflected in the available recent opportunities. The code nominally covers bile acids and related biochemical compounds, yet the nine recent solicitations tagged under this code span laboratory consumables, reagents, extraction columns, and diagnostic kits for public health testing — including drug testing supplies for abuse analyzers, food and water quality testing materials, culture media, respiratory pathogen detection kits, solid phase extraction disks, gas chromatography standards, and whole genome sequencing reagents. None of these products are bile acids or closely related compounds. The mismatch between code name and actual procurement scope suggests either miscoding at the posting agency or a classification system artifact; the opportunities do not support a coherent interpretation of what state and local government buys under this code's nominal definition.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Texas public health agencies and specialized state laboratories. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services issued at least six IFBs between May and August 2026 for laboratory standards, consumables, and instrument parts (HHS0017271, May 12 response deadline); culture media for food, water, dairy, and shellfish testing (HHS0017881, August 26 response deadline); respiratory pathogen detection kits for wastewater surveillance (HHS0017272, May 19 response deadline); and solid phase extraction disks for drinking water testing (HHS0017287, May 13 response deadline). The Mississippi State Department of Health posted sole source procurements for Illumina whole genome sequencing kits (total estimated cost $393,667.98, objections due May 14, 2026) and Clear Labs reagent bundles ($226,072.00, objections due May 14, 2026). Gwinnett County, Georgia solicited drug testing supplies for an analyzer system (RFQ BL144-26, October 14 response deadline), and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued an RFP for a biotech research and clinical diagnostics catalog through June 4, 2026. The City of Philadelphia requested quotes for Clean Thru Extraction Columns (micro purchase, May 30 response deadline). No clear geographic concentration or repeat buyer pattern emerges across the miscoded opportunities, and the absence of coherent alignment between code definition and actual procurement scope makes forward pursuit assessment unreliable.