UNSPSC 41171610: Transport culture medium

In this classification, a Transport culture medium connotes a device used to provide temporary storage of specimens being transported to the laboratory for cultivation, maintain the viability of all organisms in the specimen without altering their concentration, contain only buffers and salt, lack of carbon, nitrogen, and organic growth factors so as to prevent microbial multiplication US FDA regulates Transport culture medium under 21 CFR 866.2390 and under FDA product code JSM.

UNSPSC 41171610 Transport culture medium is a Commodity code capturing the procurement of specialized media used to preserve and transport biological samples—primarily bacterial and viral cultures—in state and local health departments, public health laboratories, and clinical diagnostic facilities. The code addresses a narrowly defined product category: sealed or semi-sealed containers, vials, or tubes pre-filled with stabilizing agents, transport buffers, or preservation media designed to maintain sample viability during transit from collection sites to testing laboratories. State and local health departments and public health laboratories are the primary buyers, alongside clinical microbiology labs operated by county health systems and regional diagnostic centers that need reliable sample transport to meet turnaround-time requirements for infectious-disease testing and epidemiological surveillance.

The source provided contains no recent state or local contract opportunities tagged to this code, making current procurement activity under UNSPSC 41171610 opaque. Without posted RFPs, RFQs, IBFs, or ITBs naming the code, geographic spread cannot be characterized and representative recent solicitations cannot be identified. Firms pursuing this code should monitor health department purchasing portals and state laboratory procurement channels directly, as opportunities in specialized diagnostic media may post infrequently or under state master agreements rather than as standalone RFQs.