UNSPSC 12141709: Chromium Cr

UNSPSC 12141709 Chromium Cr is a Commodity code that covers specialized chemical supplies and reagents used in laboratory, forensic, and water treatment operations across state and local agencies. Recent state and local procurement under this code spans water treatment chemicals, laboratory consumables for diagnostic testing, forensic reference standards, and instrument-specific supplies for analytical equipment. The issuing bodies include university procurement offices (Texas A&M University), municipal utilities departments (City of Meriden), state forensic and public health agencies (District of Columbia, State of California), county public health and sheriff operations (Harris County), and city water treatment facilities (City of Tampa, City of Palm Bay). The scope of work reflects procurement of endpoint chemicals and consumables rather than bulk raw materials — caustic sodas, hypochlorite, permanganate, fluoride, and phosphate blends for water treatment; drug standards and reference materials for pharmaceutical and forensic testing; Agilent instrument consumables; filtration products for microbial analysis; and diagnostic test kits for foodborne illness detection.

Activity concentrates in California, Texas, Florida, and the District of Columbia. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Meriden ITB B026-55 for water treatment chemicals (calcium hypochlorite, liquid caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride, and granular phosphate blend) due June 25, 2026, with per-unit pricing and five-business-day delivery to municipal facilities; the State of California RFB 26200957 for brand-name Sigma-Aldrich/Cerilliant drug standards and laboratory reagents due June 2, 2026, with mandatory CBE certification; Harris County ITB 250415 for crime scene and forensic supplies including DNA collection kits, evidence containers, fingerprint materials, and specialty chemicals for a June 8, 2026 response; and the City of Tampa's Intent to Single Source for IDEXX filtration products (Filta-Max, Quanti-Tray, TECTA Water Monitoring systems) for EPA-regulated water quality testing. Water treatment, forensic laboratory operations, and public health laboratory testing drive the majority of identified procurement volume. Build America Buy America Act compliance and NSF/AWWA certification requirements appear frequently in municipal water utility solicitations.