UNSPSC 60104004: Genetics kits

UNSPSC 60104004 Genetics kits, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The three most recent opportunities posted under this code are actually for Montessori classroom supplies and STEM education kits — educational materials and manipulatives that fall outside the genetics and scientific testing kit domain the code purports to cover. State and local governments buying under this code classification are school districts seeking comprehensive educational product suites, particularly for early childhood and elementary STEM enrichment, rather than genetics testing or laboratory-grade genetic analysis kits. The sourcing model is predominantly cooperative purchasing through school district consortia and as-needed blanket catalog agreements with uniform discounts, rather than project-specific procurements. Issuing bodies are large school districts — Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) in Florida, the nation's seventh-largest district, and Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 in Arizona acting as consortium administrator — alongside participating municipalities, counties, and higher education institutions within cooperative purchasing arrangements.

Recent activity centers on Arizona and Florida. Cartwright Elementary School District No. 83 issued RFP 260331 on May 21, 2026, closing June 8, 2026, for STEM and College & Career Readiness Kits, Programs & Materials on behalf of the SAVE consortium serving multiple Arizona school districts, municipalities, counties, and higher education institutions, with survey data from fifteen participating school districts indicating estimated annual usage of $1,346,000 and individual district annual estimates ranging from $10,000 to $350,000. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida issued two solicitations: ITB 26067ITBEST (posted February 18, 2026, due March 23, 2026) and ITQ 26126ITQEST (posted April 13, 2026, due April 10, 2026), both for Montessori classroom supplies through catalog bid and fixed unit-cost mechanisms. Neither HCPS opportunity discloses a specific contract value. The code shows material misalignment between its taxonomic name and actual state and local buying activity, suggesting either systematic miscoding of educational materials as genetics kits or limited genuine genetics kit procurement through state and local channels.