UNSPSC 41141816: Iron binding capacity

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

UNSPSC 41141816 Iron binding capacity is a Commodity code under which state and local procurement offices acquire laboratory testing supplies and reagents used in public health, environmental, and clinical diagnostics. Recent state and local solicitations posted under this code reflect a shift toward specialized microbiology and pathogen detection consumables rather than general iron-binding assays; the work being procured includes EPA- and FDA-approved reagents for drinking-water and food-safety testing, whole-genome sequencing kits and reagents for foodborne-illness surveillance and SARS-CoV-2 variant detection, respiratory pathogen detection panels for wastewater surveillance, and culture media and collection devices for environmental and clinical microbiology labs. State health departments and their public health laboratories dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services posting multiple competitive IFBs for consumables and reagents; the Mississippi State Department of Health has issued sole-source procurements for specialized reagent bundles; Gwinnett County, Georgia has solicited drug-testing supplies; the Philadelphia Department of Public Health has procured extraction columns; and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is seeking a comprehensive biotech catalog supplier. Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Mississippi, and Georgia, with supporting procurement in Pennsylvania.

Texas dominates the recent activity window, with the HHSC and DSHS posting IFBs for lab supplies for food, water, dairy, and shellfish testing (HHS0017881, responses due August 26, 2026), culture media for pathogen detection (HHS0017132, June 2, 2026), standards and consumables for drinking-water analysis (HHS0017271, May 12, 2026), Atlantic ReadyDisk HC-C18 solid-phase extraction disks for EPA drinking-water methods (HHS0017287, May 13, 2026), and consumable respiratory pathogen detection kits for wastewater surveillance (HHS0017272, May 19, 2026). Mississippi has issued sole-source notices for Illumina whole-genome sequencing kits and reagents ($393,667.98 estimated cost, objection deadline May 14, 2026) and Clear Labs reagent bundles for SARS-CoV-2 WGS testing ($226,072.00 estimated cost, objection deadline May 14, 2026). Gwinnett County is requesting proposals for drug-testing supplies compatible with a drugs-of-abuse analyzer (PE77023NONST2027000000764, October 14, 2026); the Philadelphia Department of Public Health issued a micro-purchase quote for Clean Thru Extraction Columns (B2627232, May 30, 2026); and UTHSA is conducting an RFP for a comprehensive biotech research, clinical diagnostics, and equipment catalog with quarterly ordering through eProcurement systems (RFP 745-26-P19, June 4, 2026). No set-aside or preference programs appear in the solicitation documents; HUB Subcontracting Plans are encouraged but not required under Texas HHSC procurements, and the UTHSA RFP mandates HUB compliance as a condition of proposal advancement.