UNSPSC 41141828: Pyruvate

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

UNSPSC 41141828 Pyruvate, a Commodity code, does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited by state and local agencies under recent postings. The code nominally designates a single chemical compound used in laboratory and clinical applications, but the recent opportunities tagged to this code procure a diverse range of laboratory reagents, consumables, and diagnostic kits spanning next-generation sequencing (NGS) panels, culture media, solid-phase extraction disks, analytical standards, chromatography supplies, and specialized molecular biology reagents. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Department of State Health Services (DSHS) dominate the activity, posting multiple IFBs for wastewater surveillance kits, drinking water testing consumables, food and water pathogen detection media, and instrument supplies. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSA) has posted an RFP for a comprehensive biotech research and clinical diagnostics catalog supplier. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has posted sole-source procurements for whole genome sequencing kits from Clear Labs and Illumina. The State of California has posted RFBs for mycobacterial culture reagents and forensic spiking solutions. The City of Philadelphia posted a micro purchase for extraction columns. Geographic activity centers in Texas, with secondary activity in Mississippi and California, plus scattered municipal procurement.

The recent opportunities reveal significant mismatch between the UNSPSC code name and actual procurement scope. HHSC and DSHS solicitations (HHS0017272, HHS0017132, HHS0017287, HHS0017271) target next-generation sequencing consumables, culture media kits, EPA-compliant drinking water testing disks, and analytical chemistry standards—none of which are pyruvate or pyruvate-specific products. UTHSA's RFP 745-26-P19 (due June 4, 2026) seeks a comprehensive supplier catalog spanning antibodies, flow cytometry, immunoassay kits, and spectroscopy equipment, evaluated on cost (20 points), reputation (20 points), quality (15 points), and value (20 points), with HUB subcontracting plan mandatory and no volume guarantee. MSDH's sole-source procurements (3150006813, 3150006814, objection deadline May 14, 2026) totaling approximately $619,740 cover Illumina and Clear Labs WGS reagent bundles designed for existing sequencer infrastructure. California's RFBs for MyCodeDR reagents (RFBIS26200845, due April 29, 2026) and Cerilliant spiking solutions (RFBIS26200758, due April 13, 2026) require CBE certification. The mismatch suggests either data-entry error in the UNSPSC tagging or a taxonomy misalignment at the source. This code shows little activity directly aligned to pyruvate procurement from state and local buyers.