UNSPSC 12141708: Californium Cf

UNSPSC 12141708 Californium Cf is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are buying under this classification. The recent solicitations tagged with this code span laboratory chemicals and supplies—water treatment chemicals, precipitant solutions, forensic and crime scene consumables, drug standards and laboratory reagents, diagnostic test kits, pharmaceutical-grade alcohol, and Agilent instrument consumables—none of which are californium or californium-based products. The code appears to be a cataloging mismatch; no recent state or local opportunities solicited actual californium procurement. Buyers include municipal water utilities (City of Meriden, City of Tampa, City of Palm Bay), state health and forensic laboratories (State of California, District of Columbia Department of Finance and Services and Department of Forensic Sciences), counties (Harris County, Santa Clara County), and academic research institutions (Texas A&M University).

The geographic spread includes Texas (Harris County ITB for crime scene supplies; Texas A&M University ITB for precipitant solutions), Connecticut (City of Meriden ITB for water treatment chemicals), Florida (City of Tampa Intent to Single Source for IDEXX filtration products; City of Palm Bay ITB for laboratory testing services), California (State RFBs for Sigma-Aldrich drug standards, tax-free USP alcohol, and Shiga Toxin QuikChek kits), and the District of Columbia (multiple DFS and DFS solicitations for consumables and instrument supplies). Representative opportunities include the City of Meriden ITB B026-55 (water treatment chemicals including calcium hypochlorite, caustic soda, and aluminum sulfate, due June 25, 2026), Harris County ITB 250415 (crime scene and forensic supplies including DNA collection kits, sharps containers, and laboratory chemicals, due June 8, 2026), and the State of California RFB 26200957-1 for brand-name Sigma-Aldrich/Cerilliant drug standards and reagents (due June 2, 2026). The code warrants close review with procurement offices to clarify the intended taxonomy; buyers treating this as a valid californium code and vendors seeking opportunities here will encounter systematic misalignment with actual market activity.