UNSPSC 12141703: Americium Am

UNSPSC 12141703 Americium Am is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, maps to procurement of specialized laboratory reagents, consumables, and reference standards used in forensic analysis, drug screening, DNA sequencing, and public health testing. State and local buyers under this code include state forensic laboratories (Texas Department of Public Safety, District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences, California Department of Public Health), county sheriff's offices (Harris County, Texas), municipal water utilities (City of Meriden, Connecticut; City of Arlington, Texas), and research institutions (Texas A&M University). The solicitations reveal that governments are purchasing brand-name diagnostic kits (Shiga Toxin QuikChek), genetic analyzer components and sequencing reagents (Life Technologies, Promega, Qiagen), drug-screening consumables (cannabis, opioid, and amphetamine detection kits), Next-Generation Sequencing materials, and forensic reference standards from manufacturers such as Sigma-Aldrich and Cerilliant. Procurement vehicles are typically IFB or ITB contracts with fixed pricing, multi-year terms (often one to four years with renewal options), and firm delivery schedules; many include CBE or disadvantaged-business set-asides or preferences where the procuring state or jurisdiction operates such programs.

Recent activity spans Texas (Texas Department of Public Safety statewide procurement, Harris County, City of Arlington, Texas A&M University), California (Shiga Toxin QuikChek kits), the District of Columbia (Department of Forensic Sciences NGS materials), Connecticut (City of Meriden water-treatment chemicals), and Georgia (Gwinnett County hydrogen peroxide). The most concrete recent opportunity is Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB 304T27175A11, due October 20, 2026, for proprietary DNA and drug-screening consumables and reagents from specified vendors (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Promega, Qiagen, Abbott, ANDE Corporation), with expected quantities ranging from 8 to 5,000 units per line item and four-year historical usage data driving demand forecasts; the contract serves statewide delivery with a 1.5% SmartBuy administrative fee. The District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences posted RFQ RK332307 for NGS consumables and reagents due September 25, 2026 (closed). California posted RFB-IS-27200197 for Shiga Toxin QuikChek kits due October 7, 2026, requiring CBE certification. City of Arlington, Texas issued ITB 270018 for laboratory supplies and chemicals due September 17, 2026 (closed). Activity shows no significant pause or contraction — state forensic laboratories and municipal utilities continue to source these materials on recurring contracts.