UNSPSC 12141750: Zinc Zn

UNSPSC 12141750 Zinc Zn is a Commodity code covering elemental and chemical zinc products used in laboratory, manufacturing, and water treatment applications. State and local governments procure zinc and zinc-based compounds primarily as chemical reagents, testing materials, and water treatment inputs through ITB and RFB notices. Recent solicitations show zinc appearing tangentially within broader chemistry and laboratory consumables procurements rather than as standalone line items—the City of Meriden's water treatment chemicals ITB, for instance, includes zinc-bearing caustic and permanganate compounds; the District of Columbia's forensic and public health laboratory consumables solicitations would encompass zinc-containing reagents; and California's pharmaceutical-grade alcohol and diagnostic reagent RFBs fall within the same supply ecosystem. Issuers include city water utilities, state health and forensic laboratories, county sheriff operations, and university procurement offices. The issuing-body mix spans cities (Meriden, Tampa, Palm Bay), counties (Harris County, Santa Clara), states (California, Texas A&M), and special districts (District of Columbia).

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, California, Florida, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia across the most recent six months of solicitations (February through July 2026). Representative opportunities include the City of Meriden's ITB B026-55 for water treatment chemicals due June 25, 2026, which specifies NSF-certified caustic soda and permanganate products alongside other treatment inputs; Texas A&M University's ITB TAMU-ITB-26-5055 for precipitant solutions due July 15, 2026, a category encompassing zinc and other metal salts used in analytical chemistry; and the State of California's RFB 26200615 for diagnostic reagents and RFB 26200684 for pharmaceutical-grade consumables (February–April 2026), both representing pathways for zinc-containing laboratory and pharmaceutical supplies. No solicitations target zinc as a primary or exclusive commodity, and response windows are typically fifteen to thirty days. Zinc procurement under this code remains dispersed across multiple chemistry and laboratory supply consolidations rather than concentrated in dedicated zinc-specific buys.