UNSPSC 12141735: Plutonium Pu

UNSPSC 12141735 Plutonium Pu is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code predominantly solicit laboratory chemicals, reagents, testing supplies, and equipment consumables rather than plutonium or radioactive materials — a category that state and local governments are unlikely to procure in routine purchasing workflows. The City of Meriden's ITB for water treatment chemicals (calcium hypochlorite, caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride, and phosphate blend) represents the clearest instance of chemical procurement, while the State of California's solicitations for Sigma-Aldrich/Cerilliant drug standards, Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic kits, and tax-free USP alcohol reflect forensic and public health laboratory supply chains. Texas A&M University's ITB for precipitant solutions and Harris County's crime scene supplies procurement (DNA swabs, GSR collection kits, indanedione, petroleum ether) similarly involve laboratory and forensic reagents. The District of Columbia Department of Finance and Services posted multiple solicitations for consumable supplies, NGS supplies, and Agilent instrument consumables with minimal scope detail. The code does not appear to capture state and local procurement of nuclear or hazardous radioactive materials as a regular activity.

Activity is concentrated in municipal water and utility departments, county forensic laboratories, state public health and environmental testing operations, and university research procurement offices across Texas, California, Florida, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia. The City of Meriden's water treatment chemicals ITB (due June 25, 2026) and Harris County Sheriff's Office crime scene supplies ITB (due June 8, 2026) represent active competitive procurements with detailed scopes and multi-vendor competition. The City of Palm Bay's laboratory testing services ITB (closed, awarded to Advanced Environmental Laboratories at $80,872 total) and the County of Santa Clara's RFI for a public health lab information management system (due April 22, 2026) signal sustained demand for laboratory operations support. However, none of these solicitations involve plutonium or specialty nuclear materials, suggesting the code assignment reflects data labeling rather than actual procurement intent. Firms focused on chemical supply, laboratory equipment, or forensic consumables may find activity here; vendors supplying radioactive materials or nuclear fuel cycle products should expect minimal state and local volume.