UNSPSC 41151612: Clinical sample concentrator

In this classification a clinical sample concentrator is a device intended to concentrate (by dialysis, evaporation, etc.) serum, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, and other body fluids before the fluids are analyzed US FDA regulates Clinical sample concentrator under 21 CFR 862.2310 and under FDA product code JJH.

UNSPSC 41151612 Clinical sample concentrator, a Commodity code, addresses laboratory and analytical equipment used in clinical diagnostics and environmental monitoring — though recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code show minimal alignment with the nominal category. The opportunities in the block span specialized analytical instrumentation across state and local procurement including universities, county health departments, and municipal agencies, but they diverge significantly from clinical sample concentration equipment. Mississippi State University, the University of Southern Mississippi, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Texas A&M System appear repeatedly as education-sector buyers; state health and environmental agencies in Texas, Oregon, Michigan, and Mississippi also post under or near this code. City and county procurement offices in Philadelphia, Santa Clara, Albuquerque, Brazoria County, and Broward County round out the issuing-body mix. Recent solicitations tagged to this code include sole-source and competitive requests for items ranging from fire alarm components and microscopy systems to mass spectrometry equipment, water testing reagents, pump calibrators, and motion-capture systems — none of which are clinical sample concentrators.

The code shows scattered recent activity across the Southeast (Mississippi heavily), the Southwest (Texas, Arizona), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), the Upper Midwest (Wisconsin, Michigan), California, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's request for COLILERT reagents and water bottles for bacteriological testing (RFQ, due July 15, 2026), Mississippi State University's sole-source requests for brain imaging systems, spectrometry instruments, and aerodynamic testing equipment (objection-window notices, April–July 2026), the County of Santa Clara's request for ophthalmic instruments and lab information management systems (ITB and RFI, July and April 2026), and Brazoria County's RFP for a liquid chromatograph-triple quadrupole mass spectrometer for forensic analysis (due May 12, 2026, funded through DOJ Coverdell grant). The code exhibits low coherence: either state and local jurisdictions are systematically mis-tagging laboratory equipment purchases, or the code's definition has drifted from its intended scope. Business development professionals should verify code alignment with their own portfolio before committing resources to opportunities under this heading.