UNSPSC 12141603: Erbium Er

UNSPSC 12141603 Erbium Er is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers specialized laboratory reagents, consumables, and reference materials used in forensic DNA analysis, drug screening, and public health testing rather than elemental erbium purchases. State and local buyers under this code include state forensic and public health laboratories, county sheriff's offices, university procurement operations, and municipal water treatment and laboratory services divisions. The work solicited spans next-generation sequencing (NGS) consumables and reagents for genetic analysis; DNA quantification and sequencing kits compatible with Applied Biosystems and SeqStudio analyzers; diagnostic testing kits such as Shiga Toxin QuikChek for disease surveillance; brand-restricted drug standards and reference materials from vendors like Sigma-Aldrich, Cerilliant, Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher), Promega, Qiagen, Immunalysis, and ANDE Corporation; and crime scene and forensic collection supplies including sterile swabs, DNA collection boxes, and sharps containers. Texas A&M University, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences, and California's state laboratory have all posted recent solicitations in this category.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, California, and the District of Columbia. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts posted an IFB on September 23, 2026 (304T27175A11) for proprietary chemical laboratory equipment and supplies with a response deadline of October 20, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. CST, covering DNA analysis reagents, sequencing kits, RapidHIT cartridges, and drug screening Direct ELISA kits for the Texas Department of Public Safety and Parks and Wildlife on a four-year statewide contract with three one-year renewal options. The State of California issued an RFB on September 21, 2026 (RFBIS27200197) for Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic kits due October 7, 2026, with a Certified Business Enterprise form requirement suggesting a set-aside or preference component. The District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences posted a proposal solicitation (RK332307) on September 22, 2026 for NGS consumables and reagents with a September 25, 2026 due date. Earlier in the year, the City of Arlington, Texas solicited an annual requirements contract for laboratory supplies and chemicals (ITB 270018, due September 17, 2026) and the City of Meriden, Connecticut requested bids for water treatment chemicals including calcium hypochlorite and caustic soda (ITB B026-55, due June 25, 2026) under Build America Buy America Act compliance and Connecticut vendor preference provisions. Harris County, Texas sought crime scene supplies and forensic collection items (ITB 250415, due June 8, 2026) on an as-needed basis from multiple vendors.