UNSPSC 41141805: Copper

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

UNSPSC 41141805 Copper is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure laboratory reagents, consumables, and analytical standards—not metallic copper or copper-based materials as the nominal code name might suggest. Recent solicitations show health departments, public health laboratories, and research institutions buying respiratory pathogen detection kits, whole genome sequencing reagents, culture media, solid phase extraction disks, gas chromatography standards, and other molecular diagnostics and analytical chemistry supplies. Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) on behalf of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is the dominant issuing body, posting at least five recent IFBs under this code; the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and state health departments in Mississippi and California also solicit under it. The work reflects public health laboratory infrastructure and infectious disease surveillance programs, particularly wastewater monitoring for respiratory pathogens and foodborne illness outbreak detection.

Texas HHSC/DSHS solicitations dominate recent activity, with IFBs for Illumina respiratory surveillance kits (HHS0017272, due May 19, 2026), R&F brand culture media for food and water testing (HHS0017132, due June 2, 2026), Atlantic ReadyDisk HC-C18 solid phase extraction disks for EPA drinking water methods (HHS0017287, due May 13, 2026), and gas chromatography columns and chemical standards for Safe Drinking Water Act compliance testing (HHS0017271, due May 12, 2026). The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued an RFP (745-26-P19, due June 4, 2026) for a comprehensive biotech research and clinical diagnostics catalog with MSRP discount pricing and Jaggaer e-procurement integration. Mississippi State Department of Health conducted sole-source procurements for Clear Labs reagent bundles (total $226,072) and Illumina kits and reagents ($393,667.98) to support whole genome sequencing operations. California issued RFBs for MyCodeDR mycobacterial diagnostic reagents and Cerilliant certified spiking solutions. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, with secondary activity in Mississippi and California.