UNSPSC 12141742: Technetium Te

UNSPSC 12141742 Technetium Te is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code involve laboratory testing supplies, diagnostic materials, and forensic or pharmaceutical-grade reagents rather than technetium itself — a radioactive element with specialized industrial or medical applications. The scope of work actually being solicited includes water treatment chemicals (sodium permanganate, calcium hypochlorite, caustic soda), Sigma-Aldrich and Cerilliant drug standards and laboratory reagents for pharmaceutical testing and forensic analysis, IDEXX filtration products for water quality testing, Shiga toxin diagnostic test kits, and miscellaneous consumable supplies for public health and forensic laboratories. Issuing bodies include university procurement offices (Texas A&M University Division of Finance), municipal utilities departments (City of Meriden Department of Public Utilities, City of Tampa Water Treatment Facility), state forensic and public health laboratories (District of Columbia Department of Finance and Services, State of California), county sheriffs' offices (Harris County Sheriff's Office), and county public health authorities (Santa Clara County). Most solicitations are ITBs or RFBs with five- to fifteen-day response windows and unit-price bidding structures, indicating standing supply arrangements rather than capital equipment procurement.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas, California, Connecticut, Florida, and the District of Columbia. Representative opportunities include the City of Meriden ITB B026-55 (posted June 9, 2026, due June 25, 2026) for water treatment chemicals including sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride, and liquid caustic soda to supply the Department of Public Utilities under a one-year contract with NSF certification and Build America Buy America Act compliance requirements; the State of California RFB 26200615 (posted February 9, 2026, due February 24, 2026) for brand-specific Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic test kits with set-aside provisions for certified business enterprises; Harris County ITB 250415 (posted May 15, 2026, due June 8, 2026) for crime scene supplies including forensic reagents and chemicals such as petroleum ether and indanedione for the Sheriff's Office; and the City of Palm Bay ITB 19-ITB-26 (bid opened March 2026) for laboratory testing services spanning water, wastewater, and groundwater analysis across 188 line items with advanced environmental laboratories, flowers chemical laboratories, and pace analytical submitting bids ranging from $80,872 to $107,946. The code shows active procurement in municipal water quality, forensic and public health laboratory operations, and pharmaceutical-grade supply chains, but the mismatch between the nominal code definition (technetium) and the actual goods and services being solicited suggests the tagging may reflect broad laboratory supply categorization rather than procurement of technetium itself.