UNSPSC 12141758: Unununium Uuu

UNSPSC 12141758 Unununium Uuu is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure forensic laboratory reagents, chemical consumables, and diagnostic testing kits for public health and law enforcement applications. Recent solicitations show procurement of DNA analysis reagents, drug screening chemicals, Next-Generation Sequencing consumables, Shiga Toxin testing kits, and water treatment chemicals. The issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Department of Public Safety, California Department of Public Health, District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences), county and municipal governments (Harris County Sheriff's Office, City of Arlington, City of Meriden, Gwinnett County), and higher-education institutions (Texas A&M University). The mix reflects forensic and public-health laboratory operations as the primary end users, with recurring requirements for specialized reagents and consumables across DNA analysis, drug detection, infectious disease testing, and water quality monitoring.

Activity concentrates in Texas, California, and the District of Columbia, with secondary activity in Georgia and Connecticut. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts posted IFB 304T-27-175A1.1 on September 23, 2026, due October 20, 2026, soliciting proprietary DNA analysis reagents and drug screening kits (Life Technologies, Promega, Qiagen, Immunalysis, ANDE Corporation products) for the Texas Department of Public Safety and Parks and Wildlife, with a four-year contract term and three one-year renewal options. The State of California posted RFB-IS-27200197 on September 21, 2026, due October 7, 2026, requesting Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic kits on recurring scheduled delivery with a Certified Business Enterprise preference program indicated. The City of Arlington, Texas posted ITB 270018 on August 19, 2026, due September 17, 2026, for an annual requirements contract supplying laboratory supplies and chemicals to Laboratory Services, water treatment plants, and Water Resources Services Division. Harris County, Texas posted ITB 250415 on May 15, 2026, due June 8, 2026, for crime scene and forensic supplies including DNA swabs, GSR collection kits, and chemicals for the Sheriff's Office, with a one-year term and four renewal options. The City of Meriden, Connecticut posted ITB B026-55 on June 9, 2026, due June 25, 2026, for water treatment chemicals including calcium hypochlorite, caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, and sodium permanganate under Build America Buy America Act compliance, with Connecticut vendor preference and one-year renewal options.