UNSPSC 12141803: Lithium Li

UNSPSC 12141803 Lithium Li, a Commodity code, represents chemical reagents and laboratory-grade reference materials used in forensic analysis, pharmaceutical testing, water treatment, and quality-control applications across state and local public health, environmental, and public safety agencies. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying laboratory consumables, water-treatment chemicals, diagnostic test kits, and instrument-specific supplies rather than lithium metal or compounds as discrete industrial commodities. The issuing bodies span state health and forensic laboratories, municipal water utilities, university procurement operations, and county public-safety agencies. Scope varies widely: Texas A&M University sought precipitant solutions; the City of Meriden procured water-treatment chemicals including caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, and sodium permanganate under a one-year supply contract; California's state laboratory operations sought brand-name Sigma-Aldrich/Cerilliant drug standards and reagents, Shiga toxin diagnostic kits, and tax-free pharmaceutical alcohol; and Harris County, Texas solicited forensic crime-scene supplies including DNA swabs, evidence collection kits, and laboratory chemicals for a one-year renewable term.

Activity is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida, and the District of Columbia, with episodic solicitations from university research facilities and municipal utilities. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Meriden's June 2026 ITB (due June 25, 2026) for water-treatment chemicals with NSF certification and Build America Buy America Act compliance requirements, with unit pricing and five-business-day delivery windows; Harris County's May 2026 ITB (due June 8, 2026) for crime-scene forensic and laboratory supplies on an as-needed basis, including chemicals and collection kits; and the State of California's February 2026 RFB for brand-specific Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic test kits (due February 24, 2026) with set-aside provisions for certified business enterprises. District of Columbia Department of Finance and Services has posted multiple rapid-turnaround consumables and instrument-supply procurements with three- to five-day response windows, suggesting established renewal cycles. The code shows active, recurring demand from public-health laboratories, environmental compliance programs, and forensic operations, with pricing typically structured on unit (per-pound, per-gallon, or per-kit) bases and incumbent-vendor tiebreaker language common in awards.