UNSPSC 47101613: Buffer solutions

UNSPSC 47101613 Buffer solutions is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure primarily as consumable supplies and reagents embedded within laboratory analytical testing contracts. The City of Palm Bay's ITB 19-ITB-26 for Laboratory Testing Services illustrates how this code functions in practice: buffer solutions and related calibration reagents are components of the analytical supplies and consumables that certified laboratories must furnish to perform water quality, wastewater, and groundwater analyses at regulatory detection limits. State and local buyers do not typically issue standalone RFPs or RFQs for buffer solutions alone; instead, they are procured as line items within broader laboratory service agreements where the contractor bears responsibility for all supplies, materials, and equipment necessary to execute approved analytical methods under EPA and state environmental protection standards. Issuing bodies include municipal water and wastewater utilities, city environmental departments, and county health or environmental agencies that operate treatment facilities and must maintain continuous regulatory compliance monitoring.

The City of Palm Bay, Florida (Brevard County) is the primary recent opportunity on record. The ITB 19-ITB-26, issued April 13, 2026, closed March 17, 2026, and awarded to Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. at $80,872.00 for a twelve-month initial contract covering 188 line items of laboratory analysis across water testing, wastewater testing, industrial pretreatment testing, and courier services for three wastewater treatment facilities, two water treatment facilities, and groundwater monitoring wells. The incumbent contractor's historical spending of $66,360 in 2024 and $95,440 in 2025 indicates the scale of these laboratory procurement cycles. Unit prices for individual analyses ranged from $0 for calculated field measurements to $425 for specialized analyses such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia testing. No additional recent state and local opportunities under this code are present in the source; activity appears concentrated in Florida municipal water and wastewater utilities where regulatory compliance and certified laboratory capacity drive procurement.