UNSPSC 41181700: Edible immunological allergenic extracts

In this classification, these entries connote edible extracts used in immunological allergenic laboratory procedures

UNSPSC 41181700 Edible immunological allergenic extracts (Class) is a code with minimal alignment between its nominal scope and the state and local opportunities actually tagged under it. The recent solicitations classified under this code involve HIV and Syphilis laboratory testing kits and reagents, forensic analysis services, drug-testing specimen collection, and pool maintenance — none of which are edible immunological allergenic extracts. The code does show substantive recent activity, but it reflects a taxonomy mismatch rather than a coherent procurement family. Where the code is used accurately, state and local buyers are soliciting HIV/Syphilis screening assays (reagents and instrumentation), rapid diagnostic test kits, and related consumables for public health laboratories and epidemiological surveillance operations. The issuing bodies are state health departments, county public health authorities, and city public health programs, with the Illinois Department of Public Health appearing twice in recent emergency procurements for Abbott-manufactured reagents and assays.

Geographic activity concentrates in Illinois, Texas, and Florida, with the Illinois Department of Public Health conducting multiple emergency procurements for HIV/Syphilis reagents and instrumentation (Jackson County and Carbondale locations) valued at $38,079.50 each. The City of Austin issued an IFB (due July 17, 2026) for rapid HIV test kits (Abbott Determine brand) with quantities of 375 test kits and 79 control units annually; the procurement offers a Small Business Preference Program. Collin County, Texas issued an RFP (due July 23, 2026) for offender specimen collection and drug-testing services with approximately 25,031 annual tests and an estimated contract value of $600,000 over two years plus three optional one-year renewals. The Illinois Department of Public Health also issued an IFB (due March 16, 2026) for a fully automated four-generation HIV/Syphilis/Hepatitis assay platform with annual test volumes of 13,200 HIV and 11,000 Syphilis tests. The code's taxonomy misclassification signals that procurement professionals should validate the issuing body's UNSPSC tagging before resource allocation, as the actual buying activity spans multiple unrelated service and product families.