UNSPSC 60103931: Animal body or body part or organ specimens

UNSPSC 60103931 Animal body or body part or organ specimens is a Commodity code that covers preserved anatomical specimens—whole animals, organs, tissues, and body parts—used primarily for educational dissection, medical research, and pathological training in schools and healthcare facilities. State and local governments procure these specimens through school districts, community colleges, universities, and public health agencies to support biology curricula, medical technician programs, nursing education, and veterinary training. Specimens are typically obtained from biological supply vendors and arrive preserved in fixatives such as formaldehyde or specialized storage media. The code encompasses fetal pigs, frogs, rats, cats, human cadavers and organs, tissue slides, and organ models used in classroom and laboratory settings where hands-on anatomical study is part of the program requirements.

No recent state and local contract opportunities appear in the available record for this Commodity code. The code's activity level is difficult to characterize from current market signals; procurement under this code may occur through routine standing purchase agreements with biological supply vendors, direct purchasing from existing state education contracts, or cooperative purchasing arrangements that do not generate individual RFP or IFB notices that are publicly posted. Business development professionals should monitor state education procurement channels and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving school districts and public universities to identify procurement demand under this code.