UNSPSC 12141719: Indium In

UNSPSC 12141719 Indium In is a Commodity code that covers specialized laboratory chemicals and reagents, though the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows minimal direct indium purchasing and instead reflects broader laboratory consumables and diagnostic testing supplies. State and local buyers under this code include forensic laboratories, public health departments, water treatment utilities, and university research divisions. The solicitations posted over the past four months span forensic DNA analysis kits, Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) reagents and consumables, Shiga Toxin diagnostic test kits, crime scene evidence collection supplies, laboratory-grade drug standards and controls, water treatment chemicals, and precipitant solutions for crystallography or protein analysis. Work is being solicited as annual requirements contracts, single-source proprietary procurements, and scheduled-delivery arrangements, with most opportunities posted as IFBs or ITBs and response windows ranging from three to fourteen days.

Activity appears concentrated in Texas, California, and the District of Columbia, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Georgia. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts posted an IFB on September 23, 2026 (due October 20, 2026) for proprietary laboratory consumables including genetic analyzer components, DNA sequencing kits, and forensic drug-screening reagents from Life Technologies, Promega, Qiagen, and Abbott, serving the Texas Department of Public Safety and Parks and Wildlife statewide. The State of California solicited bids for Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic kits on September 21, 2026 (due October 7, 2026) and previously issued brand-name-only requests for Sigma-Aldrich and Cerilliant drug standards. The District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences posted requests in May and September 2026 for NGS consumables and public health laboratory goods. Harris County, Texas solicited crime scene and forensic supplies on May 15, 2026 (due June 8, 2026); the City of Arlington, Texas requested laboratory supplies for water treatment on August 19, 2026 (due September 17, 2026); and the City of Meriden, Connecticut bid water treatment chemicals on June 9, 2026 (due June 25, 2026). The code shows activity but appears to be misclassified for most recent opportunities—the purchasing is genuinely in forensic reagents, diagnostics, and water treatment chemicals rather than indium metal or compounds.