UNSPSC 12141607: Lanthanum La

UNSPSC 12141607 Lanthanum La is a Commodity code that does not see recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve water-treatment chemicals, forensic laboratory supplies, pharmaceutical-grade alcohol, diagnostic test kits, and laboratory information management systems — none of which are lanthanum or lanthanum compounds. The mismatch suggests either data-tagging inconsistency in the source system or that the code is being applied as a catch-all for miscellaneous chemical and laboratory supplies outside its intended scope. No recent solicitations specifically request lanthanum metal, lanthanum oxide, lanthanum salts, or other lanthanum-bearing materials.

Activity over the past four months comes from water utilities, forensic laboratories, public health departments, and county sheriffs' offices across Texas, California, Florida, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia. The City of Meriden (Connecticut) Department of Public Utilities posted an ITB on June 9, 2026 for water-treatment chemicals including caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, and sodium permanganate, due June 25, 2026 with one-year contract term and renewal options. Harris County, Texas solicited crime-scene supplies and forensic testing consumables via ITB on May 15, 2026, due June 8, 2026, with 45-day delivery and one-year initial term plus four optional renewals. The State of California issued an RFB on February 9, 2026 for brand-specific Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic test kits with scheduled delivery, due February 24, 2026. The District of Columbia Department of Finance and Services has posted multiple consumable-supply and instrument-consumable solicitations with compressed timelines (three to five business days), indicating routine replenishment of laboratory operating supplies. If your firm supplies lanthanum or lanthanum-bearing compounds to state and local scientific, manufacturing, or utility operations, the tagged opportunities offer little entry point; monitor standard chemistry and laboratory-supplies codes instead.