UNSPSC 81101706: Laboratory equipment maintenance

Service related to maintenance of electrical laboratory equipment.

UNSPSC 81101706 Laboratory equipment maintenance is a Commodity code that encompasses preventive maintenance, repair, calibration, and technical support services for specialized analytical and diagnostic equipment across state and local laboratories. State and local governments procure these services to sustain operational capability of instruments used in environmental testing, forensic analysis, water quality monitoring, wastewater operations, disease surveillance, and occupational health diagnostics. The issuing bodies span state environmental and health departments, departments of transportation, state police laboratories, county and city utilities and health agencies, regional crime laboratories, and school districts. Recent opportunities show heavy concentration among Florida state agencies—the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Financial Services, and Department of Transportation—alongside activity from state departments in Colorado, Texas, Missouri, Minnesota, Kentucky, Illinois, and California. Single-source and sole-source procurements dominate the code, reflecting the proprietary and manufacturer-specific nature of laboratory instrumentation.

Representative recent opportunities include the Florida Department of Transportation's sole-source service agreement with Malvern Panalytical for X-ray fluorescence equipment maintenance (estimated $39,711 for one year, response due October 27, 2026), the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's procurement of multiple sole-source service agreements for genomic surveillance equipment—Illumina NextSeq, Tecan, Beckman Coulter, and Standard BioTools instruments—with estimated values ranging from $200,000 to $349.5 million over five-year terms (proposals due July 22, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government's request for proposals for preventive maintenance and repair services for laboratory equipment across all county and school departments on an as-required basis (proposals due August 31, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited maintenance for sterilization equipment (annual cost $25,050–$40,000, proposals due August 26, 2026), while Escambia County has posted multiple one-year service contracts for specialized analyzers with proposals due August 12, 2026. Geographic activity centers on Florida, Colorado, and Texas, with secondary activity in other states supporting state laboratory functions.