UNSPSC 12141721: Iron Fe

UNSPSC 12141721 Iron Fe, a Commodity code, covers chemical reagents and laboratory reference materials used in water quality testing, forensic analysis, pharmaceutical testing, and environmental compliance—not metallic iron or iron-based construction materials. State and local governments procure ferric or iron-based chemical compounds primarily through university purchasing offices, municipal water departments, public health laboratories, sheriff's offices, and state forensic or environmental agencies. The scope spans water treatment chemicals (caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride), forensic and laboratory consumables (drug standards, controls, reagents, test kits), crime scene supplies, and related analytical materials. Issuing bodies are mostly municipal water utilities and state health or forensic laboratories, with scattered participation from university systems and county law enforcement.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, California, Florida, and the District of Columbia. Representative solicitations include the City of Meriden's June 2026 ITB for water treatment chemicals (calcium hypochlorite, liquid caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride, and phosphate blend) with delivery within five business days and one-year contract terms; Harris County, Texas's June 2026 ITB for crime scene supplies and forensic materials (DNA swabs, sharps containers, fingerprint collection supplies, indanedione, petroleum ether) for the Sheriff's Office; the State of California's June 2026 RFB for brand-name Sigma-Aldrich/Cerilliant drug standards and laboratory reagents restricted to forensic and pharmaceutical testing; and the City of Palm Bay's laboratory testing services ITB covering water, wastewater, and groundwater analyses. Texas A&M University issued an ITB in late June 2026 for precipitant solutions. Most solicitations are ITBs or RFBs with response windows of 5 to 30 days, firm unit pricing requirements, delivery commitments of 5 to 45 days, and preference for local or CBE vendors where applicable.