UNSPSC 12141803: Lithium Li

UNSPSC 12141803 Lithium Li is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure lithium-based chemicals and reagents under this code, though the recent opportunities block shows no direct lithium solicitations. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code reflect a broader pattern of chemical and laboratory reagent procurement across forensic, public health, water treatment, and environmental testing applications. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the State of California, and the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences are actively soliciting forensic laboratory consumables—DNA sequencing reagents, Shiga Toxin diagnostic kits, and Next-Generation Sequencing materials. Water treatment and municipal utilities procurement in Texas and Connecticut targets chemicals including caustic soda, calcium hypochlorite, and sodium permanganate. Harris County, Texas seeks crime scene supplies including evidence collection materials and forensic reagents. The issuing bodies include state procurement divisions, cities, counties, special districts (Texas A&M University), and specialized departments such as sheriff's offices and forensic science divisions. Water utilities and laboratory services divisions within municipal governments represent a secondary stream of activity.

Recent opportunities span Texas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, and the District of Columbia. Representative solicitations include the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T27175A11 for proprietary forensic laboratory consumables and reagents due October 20, 2026, serving the Texas Department of Public Safety and Parks and Wildlife statewide; the State of California's RFB-IS-27200197 for Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic kits due October 7, 2026; the City of Arlington, Texas ITB 270018 for laboratory supplies and chemicals supporting water treatment and laboratory services due September 17, 2026; and the City of Meriden, Connecticut ITB B026-55 for water treatment chemicals including caustic soda, sodium permanganate, and sodium fluoride due June 25, 2026. The District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences has posted multiple solicitations for NGS consumables and forensic laboratory supplies with short response windows. Harris County, Texas ITB 250415 for crime scene supplies and forensic materials closed June 8, 2026. The frequency and scope of forensic and public health laboratory procurement suggests active demand in states with major urban centers and forensic laboratories; water utility procurement is concentrated in municipalities managing their own treatment infrastructure.