UNSPSC 85131712: Toxicology research services

In this classification, this commodity consists of comprehensive services required to be a toxicology research service

UNSPSC 85131712 Toxicology research services is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure clinical and forensic laboratory testing services, including toxicology panels, drug screening, and specialized diagnostic analyses for correctional facilities, health departments, and county medical examiners. Recent solicitations show scope substantially broader than toxicology alone — jurisdictions are buying comprehensive medical laboratory services that encompass routine chemistry, hematology, microbiology, STI panels, and molecular testing alongside toxicology work, typically bundled into single vendor contracts. Issuing bodies include county health departments, correctional facilities, county medical examiners, and municipal consolidated government purchasing divisions. Counties appear to be the primary buyers under this code, with individual procurement offices managing multi-departmental laboratory service agreements that consolidate testing needs across corrections, public health, and forensic operations.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Northeast and Southeast, with documented opportunities in New York (Rockland County), Florida (Collier County), and Georgia (Muscogee County). Rockland County, New York issued RFB-RC-2026-011 for Medical Laboratory Services on January 22, 2026, due February 19, 2026, seeking toxicology, routine chemistry, hematology, microbiology, STI panels, forensic testing, and molecular PCR services for its Correctional Facility, Department of Health, Department of Mental Health, and Medical Examiner's Office, with the incumbent Lab Corp of America holding the prior contract and annual spending estimated at approximately $60,500. Columbus Consolidated Government issued RFP No. 26-0008 on April 15, 2026, due May 15, 2026, for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison, including medical screening, chronic care, emergency services, and in-clinic laboratory and pharmacy services, with current monthly medical costs of $95,537.71 and the existing contract held by CorrectHealth Companies LLC expiring September 30, 2026. The code sees limited but steady activity concentrated among county corrections and health department operations seeking bundled laboratory and clinical services rather than toxicology research in isolation.