UNSPSC 12141747: Tungsten W

UNSPSC 12141747 Tungsten W is a Commodity code that captures laboratory and forensic consumable supplies and chemical reagents procured by state and local governments, though recent solicitations tagged under this code show limited direct tungsten procurement activity and instead reflect broader purchases of lab testing materials, diagnostic kits, and water treatment chemicals. State and local governments buying under this code acquire forensic reference standards, laboratory reagents, diagnostic test supplies, water quality chemicals, and specialized consumables for public health and environmental testing operations. Issuing bodies include state departments (California Department of Health, District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences), university procurement offices (Texas A&M University), municipal utilities and public health departments (City of Meriden water treatment, City of Tampa water quality lab, City of Palm Bay environmental testing), county sheriff and environmental offices (Harris County Sheriff's Office, Santa Clara County Public Health Lab), and special-purpose laboratories. The mix reflects scattered, low-volume activity across regional water systems, forensic labs, and public health operations rather than concentrated procurement.

Recent activity spans multiple states and jurisdictions. California has issued requests for brand-specific diagnostic kits (Shiga Toxin QuikChek, RFB-IS-26200615-1, due February 24, 2026) and Sigma-Aldrich/Cerilliant drug standards (RFB 26200957-1, due June 2, 2026). Texas solicitations include Texas A&M University's ITB for precipitant solutions (TAMU-ITB-26-5055, due July 15, 2026) and Harris County's ITB for crime scene forensic supplies including swabs, collection kits, and chemicals (ITB 250415, due June 8, 2026). The District of Columbia has issued multiple consumables RFQs through its Department of Finance and Services for public health lab goods (RK324433, RK324618) and forensic instrument consumables (RK322208, Agilent-compatible supplies, due April 7, 2026). Florida municipal utilities—notably the City of Meriden's water department (ITB B026-55, due June 25, 2026) for water treatment chemicals including calcium hypochlorite and sodium permanganate with BABA compliance and NSF certification, and the City of Palm Bay (ITB 19-ITB-26, closed March 17, 2026) for laboratory testing services—represent the highest-value recent activity. No single vendor dominates; IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. appears as an incumbent sole-source vendor for water quality testing equipment (City of Tampa, April 2026) but does not recur across other solicitations.