UNSPSC 41171502: Antimicrobial susceptibility test powder

In this classification an antimicrobial susceptibility test powder is a device that consists of an antimicrobial drug powder packaged in vials in specified amounts and intended for use in clinical laboratories for determining in vitro susceptibility of bacterial pathogens to these therapeutic agents. Test results are used to determine the antimicrobial agent of choice in the treatment of bacterial diseases US FDA regulates Antimicrobial susceptibility test powder under 21 CFR 866.1640 and under FDA product code MJA.

UNSPSC 41171502 Antimicrobial susceptibility test powder is a Commodity code that in practice does not map to recent state and local procurement activity. The single recent opportunity posted under this code—Pinellas County School District's ITB #26-CD-039 for Indoor Air Quality Services, due November 6, 2026—solicits asbestos and mold testing, laboratory analysis, and indoor air quality investigation and mitigation services. This scope bears no relationship to antimicrobial susceptibility testing powder, which is a laboratory reagent used in microbiology to identify bacterial antibiotic resistance. The mismatch suggests that the District either misclassified the opportunity or used the code as a placeholder for facility and environmental testing services that do not fall under antimicrobial susceptibility materials.

State and local buyers do not appear to be procuring antimicrobial susceptibility test powder under this code at present. The Pinellas County solicitation, the only recent record in the source, addresses environmental and structural health services rather than laboratory diagnostics or microbiology supplies. Prospective vendors in this product category should verify the actual commodity codes their target agencies use for microbiology reagents and laboratory consumables, as the current code shows no relevant recent activity and may not be the standard classification path for this material in state and local procurement systems.