UNSPSC 41171623: Microbiological specimen collection and transport device

In this classification, a Microbiological specimen collection and transport device connotes a device used as a specimen collecting chamber intended for medical purposes to preserve the viability or integrity of microorganisms in specimens during storage of specimens after their collection and during their transport from the collecting area to the laboratory. US FDA regulates Microbiological specimen collection and transport device under 21 CFR 866.2900 and under FDA product code LIO.

UNSPSC 41171623 Microbiological specimen collection and transport device is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure swabs, collection tubes, transport media, and related apparatus for gathering and preserving biological samples in clinical, public health, and laboratory settings. The code spans sterile swabs (nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, wound, and general-purpose), specimen containers with preservative or transport media, collection kits for infectious disease surveillance, and ancillary equipment such as flocked swabs and breakable-capsule transport systems. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state health departments, county health offices, municipal hospitals and clinics, independent school districts conducting health screening programs, and public health laboratories. The work is episodic and driven by seasonal demand (influenza and respiratory pathogen surveillance), outbreak response, and baseline laboratory operations.

The source contains no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this Commodity code, indicating minimal recent solicitation activity visible in public procurement channels. Without posted RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, or ITBs naming this code and suppliers, geographic concentration and representative recent buyers cannot be reliably characterized from current data.