UNSPSC 12141746: Titanium Ti

UNSPSC 12141746 Titanium Ti is a Commodity code that in practice captures laboratory consumables, reagents, and diagnostic testing supplies far beyond the narrow "titanium" category name—state and local governments procure forensic DNA analysis kits, drug screening reagents, Next-Generation Sequencing consumables, Shiga Toxin diagnostic tests, water treatment chemicals, and specialty laboratory supplies under this classification. Issuing bodies span state public safety and forensic laboratories, county and municipal utilities and environmental health departments, university research procurement offices, and county sheriff operations. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, California state health laboratories, the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences, and Harris County, Texas appear multiple times in recent solicitations, indicating repeat demand from forensic and public health testing operations.

Activity concentrates in Texas, California, and the District of Columbia, with secondary presence in Connecticut and Georgia. The Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-27-175A1.1, posted September 23 with responses due October 20, 2026, solicits proprietary forensic laboratory consumables and reagents—DNA sequencing kits, RapidHIT cartridges, ELISA cannabinoid and opioid screening tests, and compatible buffer solutions for Applied Biosystems genetic analyzers—across 50 line items with four-year historical usage data and FOB Destination statewide delivery through October 31, 2027, plus three one-year renewal options. The State of California's RFB-IS-27200197, posted September 21 with bids due October 7, 2026, requests Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic kits on scheduled-delivery basis with CBE (Certified Business Enterprise) form submission required. The City of Meriden, Connecticut's ITB B026-55, posted June 9 with bids due June 25, 2026, sought water treatment chemicals (Calcium Hypochlorite, Caustic Soda, Liquid Aluminum Sulfate, Sodium Permanganate, Sodium Fluoride, Granular Phosphate Blend) with NSF certification and Build America Buy America Act compliance for a one-year term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Harris County, Texas's ITB 250415 for Crime Scene Supplies and Related Items, due June 8, 2026, covered forensic collection kits, sharps containers, fingerprint supplies, evidence bags, and specialty chemicals including petroleum ether and indanedione for a one-year initial term with four one-year renewal options.