UNSPSC 85121804: Pathological laboratory services

In this classification, this commodity indicates the services pertaining to pathological analysis that a medical laboratory would provide

UNSPSC 85121804 Pathological laboratory services (Commodity) frames work that state and local governments actually solicit as clinical laboratory testing, specimen analysis, and diagnostic services—primarily for institutional clients including mental health facilities, veterans centers, public health agencies, and correctional institutions. Recent activity shows state health and human services departments, county corrections and public health offices, and independent school districts requesting everything from routine metabolic panels and drug screening to specialized testing for lead exposure, Hantavirus genomic sequencing, and wastewater surveillance. The issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois, Texas, Kentucky, Nevada, Michigan, Colorado), county health and corrections systems (Harris County, Brevard County, Collier County, Muscogee County), municipal health offices (District of Columbia, City of Austin), veterans' affairs agencies (Kentucky), and independent school districts (Northside ISD, Austin ISD), with repeat procurement from Kentucky Veterans Affairs across multiple facilities and Texas HHS agencies. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Colorado, and Nevada, though recent solicitations show national spread across at least twenty states with particular density in the Southeast and Midwest.

Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Human Services' IFB B-52955 (posted July 14, 2026, due August 4, 2026) for clinical laboratory services across 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities with a mandatory 7% Business Enterprise Program set-aside; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's lead sample analysis IFB HHS0017054V2 (posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026) requiring EPA-recognized NLLAP accreditation and Historically Underutilized Business compliance with a 26% subcontracting goal; the Commonwealth of Kentucky's RFP 074/BGVC for laboratory services at the Bowling Green Veterans Center (posted July 29, 2026, due July 22, 2026) with PointClickCare EMR integration as a mandatory technical requirement; the State of Nevada's statewide RFP 99SWC-S3830 (posted June 15, 2026, due July 13, 2026) covering 21 rural clinics and state facilities with a 5% preference for Nevada-based vendors; and the Colorado Department of Human Services' STAT lab RFP (posted April 20, 2026, due May 5, 2026) for 24/7 diagnostic testing at two mental health hospitals with HL7 EHR integration and bi-directional data exchange. Evaluation typically weighs technical capability and compliance (including accreditation, licensing, and staffing qualifications) heavily, with cost weighted at 25 to 40 percent; set-asides and preferences for disadvantaged and local vendors are common. Incumbent vendors face renewal cycles; Kentucky Veterans Affairs has posted multiple similar solicitations across different facilities in recent months, signaling opportunity for new entrants or contract expansion.