UNSPSC 12141714: Fermium Fm

UNSPSC 12141714 Fermium Fm is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure specialized laboratory consumables, reagents, and diagnostic testing supplies—particularly forensic DNA analysis kits, next-generation sequencing (NGS) reagents, drug screening test kits, and reference standards for pharmaceutical and toxicological testing. Recent solicitations show forensic labs, public health laboratories, and law enforcement agencies buying brand-specific products from established suppliers including Life Technologies Corp. (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Promega, Qiagen, Abbott (Immunalysis), and Sigma-Aldrich/Cerilliant. The issuing bodies are primarily state forensic science departments, state public health laboratories, county sheriff's offices, and municipal water and laboratory services divisions. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences, the State of California public health operations, Harris County Sheriff's Office, and the City of Arlington represent the mix of buyers, suggesting activity across state departments, county law enforcement, municipal utilities, and specialized forensic and public-health procurement offices.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, California, and the District of Columbia. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts posted IFB 304T27175A11 on September 23, 2026, seeking DNA analysis consumables, RapidHIT cartridges, and direct-ELISA drug screening kits for the Texas Department of Public Safety and Parks and Wildlife, with responses due October 20, 2026 and a four-year contract term through October 31, 2027 plus three one-year renewals. The District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences solicited NGS consumables and reagents under RK332307 with a due date of September 25, 2026. The State of California requested bids for Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic kits under RFB-IS-27200197, due October 7, 2026, with CBE set-aside language indicating potential disadvantaged-business preference. The City of Arlington, Texas issued an annual requirements contract for laboratory supplies and chemicals under solicitation 270018, due September 17, 2026. Harris County, Texas sought crime scene and forensic supplies through ITB 250415, due June 8, 2026, with multiple vendors and a one-year initial term plus four renewal options.