UNSPSC 12141702: Aluminum Al

UNSPSC 12141702 Aluminum Al is a Commodity code that encompasses raw aluminum and aluminum-based products, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code show minimal activity directly aligned with commodity aluminum procurement. Instead, the solicitations reflect a mix of unrelated consumables and laboratory supplies—water treatment chemicals, forensic reagents, laboratory testing services, diagnostic kits, and pharmaceutical-grade alcohol—suggesting either miscoding or limited current demand for standalone aluminum materials at the state and local level. The jurisdictions soliciting under this code include the City of Meriden, Connecticut; the City of Tampa, Florida; the City of Palm Bay, Florida; the State of California; the District of Columbia; Harris County, Texas; Texas A&M University; the County of Santa Clara, California; and the City of Palm Bay, Florida. These range across state health and forensic labs, municipal water utilities, transit authorities, and universities, with no single issuing body dominating the recent activity.

The most concrete recent opportunity is the City of Meriden ITB B026-55 for water treatment chemicals (due June 25, 2026), which includes liquid aluminum sulfate (2,000 gallons bulk) alongside calcium hypochlorite, caustic soda, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride, and granular phosphate blend, all meeting NSF and AWWA standards with Build America Buy America Act compliance required for certain items. The contract runs one year from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with up to two additional one-year renewal options, and award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder with Connecticut vendor preference as a tiebreaker. Other recent opportunities—including the State of California RFB for tax-free USP alcohol (due April 15, 2026), Harris County ITB for crime scene supplies including forensic reagents and chemicals (due June 8, 2026), and the District of Columbia procurements for laboratory consumables and public health lab supplies—do not center on aluminum as a primary commodity. Geographic activity clusters in Texas, California, Florida, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia, but the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent solicitations suggests this code sees limited pursuit-ready state and local opportunity volume in aluminum materials specifically.