UNSPSC 12141736: Protactinium Pa

UNSPSC 12141736 Protactinium Pa is a Commodity code that in recent practice covers laboratory consumables, reagents, and diagnostic testing kits used by state and local forensic, public health, and environmental laboratories. State and local governments soliciting under this code are purchasing specialized chemical supplies and diagnostic materials for DNA sequencing, drug screening, pathogen detection, and water quality analysis — not protactinium metal itself. Issuing bodies include state forensic and public health departments, county sheriffs' offices, municipal water utilities, and state university procurement services. The Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife, the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences, the California Department of Public Health, and Harris County Sheriff's Office represent the typical customer mix.

Recent activity spans Texas, California, the District of Columbia, Georgia, and Connecticut. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts posted IFB 304T-27-175A1.1 on September 23, 2026, seeking forensic and DNA laboratory consumables (genetic analyzer components, sequencing kits, drug screening cartridges) from specified vendors including Thermo Fisher Scientific, Promega, Qiagen, and Abbott, with responses due October 20, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. CST; the contract will serve statewide delivery through October 31, 2027 with three one-year renewal options and requires $500,000 minimum commercial general liability insurance. The District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences solicited NGS consumables and reagents (RK332307) due September 25, 2026. The State of California requested bids for Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic kits (RFB-IS-27200197) due October 7, 2026, with CBE preference provisions. The City of Arlington, Texas sought annual laboratory supplies and chemicals for water treatment and laboratory services (ITB 270018) due September 17, 2026. Harris County, Texas issued ITB 250415 for crime scene and forensic supplies including DNA collection items and chemicals due June 8, 2026. Earlier opportunities included the State of California's brand-name-only procurement for Sigma-Aldrich and Cerilliant drug standards (RFB 26200957-1, due June 2, 2026) and the City of Meriden, Connecticut's water treatment chemicals bid (ITB B026-55, due June 25, 2026).