UNSPSC 12141617: Yttrium Y

UNSPSC 12141617 Yttrium Y is a Commodity code that does not see meaningful recent state and local procurement activity aligned with the code's nominal scope. The available recent opportunities reference this code in connection with water treatment chemicals, laboratory consumables, forensic supplies, and diagnostic testing kits — none of which fall within the narrow definition of yttrium metal or yttrium compounds as a chemical element procurement. The mismatch suggests either broad tagging practices by issuing bodies or a data classification error. State and local governments procuring materials that genuinely require yttrium Y — typically specialized optical, electronic, or metallurgical applications — do not appear in the recent opportunities block, making pursuit assessment under this code impractical without access to properly classified solicitations.

No recent state and local solicitations directly targeting yttrium Y or yttrium-based materials are present in the source data. The City of Meriden (Connecticut), the State of California, Harris County (Texas), the City of Tampa (Florida), the City of Palm Bay (Florida), and the District of Columbia Department of Finance and Services all posted procurement notices between February and July 2026, but their actual scopes — water treatment chemicals meeting NSF and AWWA standards, brand-name diagnostic kits and laboratory reagents, crime scene supplies and forensic materials, and consumable supplies for laboratory and forensic operations — do not align with yttrium procurement. Firms evaluating this code should monitor for genuine specialized materials procurement from state university systems, state laboratories, and materials-research agencies, where yttrium applications in optics, phosphors, or high-performance alloys may surface; current activity does not support active pursuit.