UNSPSC 12141722: Lawrencium Lr

UNSPSC 12141722 Lawrencium Lr is a Commodity code with virtually no relevance to state and local procurement activity. The code nominally designates a radioactive chemical element (lawrencium, atomic number 103) that does not appear in any recent state or local solicitations. The recent opportunities posted under this code tag are unrelated to lawrencium — they span forensic laboratory reagents (Next-Generation Sequencing consumables, Shiga Toxin diagnostic kits), crime scene and DNA analysis supplies, water treatment chemicals, and general laboratory equipment and consumables. This mismatch between the code definition and the work actually being solicited suggests a data-classification error in the source records rather than genuine procurement activity under the lawrencium taxonomy.

State and local governments are actively procuring forensic, clinical, and operational laboratory supplies and reagents, but through codes that correctly describe those products — not through the lawrencium commodity code. Agencies sourcing under this code include the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (statewide procurement for the Texas Department of Public Safety and Parks and Wildlife), the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences, the State of California Department of Public Health, Harris County Texas Sheriff's Office, the City of Arlington Texas, and Texas A&M University. Recent opportunities include the Texas CPA's IFB 304T-27-175A1.1 for DNA analysis and drug-screening consumables (response due October 20, 2026), the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences' RK332307 for NGS consumables (response due September 25, 2026), and the State of California's RFB-IS-27200197 for Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic kits (response due October 7, 2026). Activity is concentrated in Texas, California, and the District of Columbia, with a secondary cluster in Connecticut and Georgia. The code itself carries no actionable procurement signal — misclassified opportunities should be reclassified to the relevant forensic, diagnostic, or general laboratory supplies codes before pursuit assessment.