UNSPSC 60103905: Culture kits or supplies

UNSPSC 60103905 Culture kits or supplies is a Commodity code that in state and local practice spans laboratory testing supplies, specimen collection materials, and diagnostic consumables deployed in operational settings — not cultural artifacts or academic materials. Recent solicitations under this code reflect specialized testing and monitoring environments where consumable kits and supplies are integral to service delivery. Escambia County's July 2026 RFP for Bio-Health Pod Systems stormwater evaluation equipment and Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department's July 2026 RFP for offender specimen collection and drug testing services both tag culture kits or supplies, though the actual work involves larger service contracts (equipment deployment, technical consultation, and lab services) rather than consumable supplies alone. Issuing bodies under this code include county government agencies, with environmental and public-safety departments representing the primary buyers. The code appears to capture ancillary supplies and consumables within larger operational-services contracts rather than functioning as a primary code for standalone supplies procurement.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. Collin County's offender testing RFP (due July 23, 2026, estimated value $600,000, contract term two years plus three optional one-year renewals beginning September 1, 2026) specifies immunoassay screening with LC/MS/MS or GC/MS confirmation, oral fluid and hair testing methodologies, and staffing at two sites in Plano and McKinney with approximately 25,031 annual tests. Escambia County's stormwater technology RFP (due August 14, 2026, funded through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Innovative Technology Grant Program) seeks Bio-Health Pod Systems deployment and evaluation across three wet stormwater management facilities, including site evaluation, design, permitting assistance, installation, monitoring, and reporting. Both opportunities are open to qualified vendors meeting specified certifications and compliance requirements (SAMHSA, TX DPS, or CAP lab certification for Collin County; Davis-Bacon Act compliance and Buy America preferences for Escambia County). No other recent opportunities under this code are evident in the source.