UNSPSC 12141720: Iridium Ir

UNSPSC 12141720 Iridium Ir is a Commodity code covering specialty chemical procurement by state and local laboratories and utilities for pharmaceutical testing, forensic analysis, and water quality compliance. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing reagents, consumables, and reference materials for laboratory operations, though the code's activity spans a mix of direct relevance—laboratory-grade iridium and related analytical compounds for pharmaceutical or forensic testing—and tangential chemical supply procurement. The issuing bodies include state health and forensic science departments (California, District of Columbia), university procurement offices (Texas A&M University), municipal utilities (City of Meriden, City of Tampa), counties (Harris County, Santa Clara County), and cities (City of Palm Bay). Utilities and water quality labs represent the largest segment, purchasing treatment chemicals and laboratory consumables under unit-pricing contracts with annual terms.

Recent solicitations cluster in California, Texas, Florida, and the District of Columbia. The City of Meriden (Connecticut) issued ITB B026-55 for water treatment chemicals (calcium hypochlorite, caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride, and phosphate blend) due June 25, 2026, emphasizing NSF certification and Build America Buy America Act compliance with one-year terms and Connecticut vendor preference provisions. The State of California posted RFB 26200957 for Sigma-Aldrich/Cerilliant drug standards and reagents due June 2, 2026, with CBE set-aside requirements and HIPAA Business Associate Agreement obligations. Harris County, Texas issued ITB 250415 for crime scene forensic supplies and laboratory chemicals (including petroleum ether, indanedione, and DNA collection kits) due June 8, 2026. The City of Tampa's David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility issued an Intent to Single Source for IDEXX filtration products in April 2026. Texas A&M University Procurement Services posted ITB TAMU-ITB-26-5055 for precipitant solutions due July 15, 2026 via electronic AggieBid submission. The District of Columbia Department of Finance and Services has posted multiple consumable and laboratory supply solicitations with short response windows (three to five days), including requests for public health lab goods and forensic instrument consumables.