UNSPSC 12141744: Thorium Th

UNSPSC 12141744 Thorium Th is a Commodity code that captures procurement of specialized laboratory and analytical chemicals, reagents, and consumable materials used by state and local public health, environmental testing, forensic, and water treatment agencies. Recent opportunities show state and local governments buying diagnostic kits, drug standards and reference materials, pharmaceutical-grade solvents, water treatment chemicals, and instrument-specific consumables—often under brand-specific or single-source justifications when regulatory approval or analytical compatibility requirements necessitate particular manufacturers. Issuing bodies include state health and forensic laboratories (California Department of Health, District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences), municipal water utilities (City of Meriden, City of Tampa, City of Palm Bay), county sheriff and forensic operations (Harris County Sheriff's Office), and academic institutional procurement offices (Texas A&M University Division of Finance). The code shows activity across municipal utilities procurement and state laboratory operations, with repeat buyers in the District of Columbia and California state systems.

Recent opportunities span Texas, California, Connecticut, Florida, and the District of Columbia. The City of Meriden, Connecticut issued an ITB for water treatment chemicals including calcium hypochlorite, caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride, and phosphate blend—all NSF certified and AWWA compliant—with bids due June 25, 2026. The State of California issued an RFB for brand-specific Sigma-Aldrich/Cerilliant forensic drug standards and laboratory reagents with bids due June 2, 2026, and a separate RFB for Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic kits with bids due February 24, 2026. Harris County, Texas solicited crime scene and forensic supplies including evidence collection items, sharps containers, fingerprint supplies, and various chemicals via ITB with bids due June 8, 2026. The District of Columbia issued multiple rapid-cycle procurements for laboratory consumables, including CTUMS Agilent instrument consumables (April 7, 2026 deadline) and a public health lab goods set-aside RFT (May 21, 2026 deadline). Activity is scattered across municipal utilities, state health and forensic labs, and county law enforcement, with no single jurisdiction dominating the recent pipeline.