UNSPSC 12141503: Calcium Ca

UNSPSC 12141503 Calcium Ca is a Commodity code encompassing specialized laboratory chemicals and reagents used in forensic, pharmaceutical, and diagnostic testing applications. State and local governments procure calcium compounds and related chemical consumables for DNA analysis, drug screening, disease surveillance, and water treatment laboratory operations, typically as part of broader laboratory supplies or forensic consumables contracts. The work solicited under this code reflects demand from state forensic laboratories, public health agencies, water utilities, and county sheriff's offices for brand-name or specification-controlled chemical products that must meet NSF certification, AWWA standards, or compatibility requirements with specialized laboratory equipment such as genetic analyzers and diagnostic test platforms.

Recent activity spans state agencies, county governments, municipal water utilities, and university procurement offices across Texas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, and the District of Columbia. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued an IFB (304T27175A11) due October 20, 2026 for proprietary laboratory consumables and reagents for DNA analysis and drug screening, including products from Life Technologies Corp., Promega, Qiagen, Immunalysis Corporation, and ANDE Corporation, with estimated quantities ranging from 8 to 5,000 units per line item and a contract term running through October 31, 2027 with three optional one-year renewals. The City of Meriden, Connecticut solicited water treatment chemicals under ITB B026-55 (due June 25, 2026), including Calcium Hypochlorite (250 pounds annually), with pricing on a per-unit basis and mandatory compliance with NSF certification and Build America Buy America Act requirements. The State of California requested bids for Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic kits (RFB-IS-27200197, due October 7, 2026) and for brand-name Sigma-Aldrich and Cerilliant drug standards and reagents (RFB 26200957, due June 2, 2026) with a mandatory Certified Business Enterprise form submission. The District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences posted solicitations for Next-Generation Sequencing consumables and reagents (due September 25, 2026) and for public health laboratory goods across various labs under a set-aside procurement (due May 21, 2026). Harris County, Texas issued an ITB for crime scene supplies and related items for the Sheriff's Office (due June 8, 2026) covering DNA and evidence collection items and forensic chemicals. The City of Arlington, Texas solicited laboratory supplies and chemicals for the city's Laboratory Services and water treatment plants (due September 17, 2026). Texas A&M University Division of Finance Procurement Services requested bids for precipitant solutions under ITB TAMU-ITB-26-5055 (due July 15, 2026) through the AggieBid platform. Gwinnett County, Georgia requested quotes for liquid hydrogen peroxide (IWQ 138185, due September 15, 2026).