UNSPSC 41191602: Automated tissue processor

In this classification an automated tissue processor is a device that without manual intervention prepares very thin, high quality sections (slices) mounted on glass slides and appropriately stained to demonstrate normal and abnormal structures. US FDA regulates Automated tissue processor under 21 CFR 864.3875 and under FDA product code IEO.

UNSPSC 41191602 Automated tissue processor is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code bear no meaningful relation to automated tissue processing. The recent solicitations captured under this code span precision optical surface profilers for college optics labs, airfield photometric testing for airport authorities, drug discovery software suites for university research, electric utility meter test boards, high-voltage capacitance measurement modules, oil testing laboratory services for power utilities, brake testing equipment for state patrol operations, spectrophotometers for waste-to-energy facilities, and atmospheric monitoring instruments for water systems—none of which represent tissue processors or related histology equipment. The code exhibits little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated taxonomy.

The geographic spread of the unrelated opportunities spans Florida (Valencia College, Lee County Port Authority, City of Tampa, City of Orlando), Texas (Jackson State University, Texas State University, Texas A&M University System, Texas Department of State Health Services, Lubbock Power & Light), Oregon (Marion County), Colorado (Colorado State Patrol), Arizona (City of Phoenix), and Harris County, Texas. The issuing bodies are predominantly utilities, higher-education institutions, airports, and municipal departments with specialized technical and laboratory needs. Without solicitations actually seeking automated tissue processors, assessment of market activity, buyer concentration, or pursuit viability for this specific commodity code cannot be made from the current posting set.