UNSPSC 41141827: Protein electrophoresis

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

UNSPSC 41141827 Protein electrophoresis is a Commodity code covering laboratory testing supplies and reagents for diagnostic and environmental microbiology work procured by state health departments, county governments, and academic medical centers. State and local buyers under this code are purchasing consumables for water quality testing (EPA-approved coliform and E. coli reagents), foodborne pathogen detection (culture media for Listeria and Salmonella), respiratory pathogen surveillance (next-generation sequencing kits for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza), and wastewater monitoring — typically on annual or multi-year contracts with firm, fixed pricing. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health departments (Texas HHSC/DSHS, Mississippi State Department of Health) and university health systems (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio), with occasional city and county participation. Most recent solicitations are IFBs or RFPs with response dates ranging from mid-May through mid-October 2026, and historical contract values cluster between $25,000 and $393,667.98 annually, subject to appropriations and discretionary volume guarantees.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Mississippi, with secondary presence in Georgia and Pennsylvania. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs since May 2026 for laboratory supplies compatible with Biomerieux, Illumina, and Idexx instruments, including culture media, respiratory panel kits, solid phase extraction disks, and chemical standards for drinking water compliance testing (HHS0017881, HHS0017272, HHS0017287, HHS0017271). The Mississippi State Department of Health posted sole-source notices in April 2026 for Illumina whole genome sequencing reagents ($393,667.98 estimated cost) and Clear Labs WGS kits for SARS-CoV-2 and foodborne outbreak detection ($226,072.00 estimated cost), both with objection deadlines in May. Gwinnett County, Georgia issued a competitive proposal solicitation in September 2026 for drug testing supplies compatible with a drugs of abuse analyzer (due October 14, 2026). The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio conducted a competitive RFP for a comprehensive biotech research and clinical diagnostics catalog (due June 4, 2026, with 8,768 line items ordered in the prior year). The City of Philadelphia issued a micro-purchase RFQ for extraction columns in May 2026 capped at $43,000. Set-asides and preferences are not uniformly applied; Texas procurements encourage HUB Subcontracting Plans but do not mandate them, and the University of Texas requires mandatory HUB Subcontracting Plan submission.