UNSPSC 12141805: Rubidium Rb

UNSPSC 12141805 Rubidium Rb is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses laboratory reagents, reference standards, and consumables for forensic, pharmaceutical, and public health testing applications—not elemental rubidium per se. State and local governments procuring under this code are actually buying forensic DNA analysis kits, next-generation sequencing (NGS) consumables, drug screening reagents, diagnostic testing supplies, and specialized laboratory chemicals for criminal justice, public health, and water treatment operations. Issuing bodies span state forensic and public health departments, county sheriff's offices, city utilities and laboratory services divisions, and university procurement offices. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Department of Public Safety, District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences, State of California Department of Public Health, and Harris County, Texas Sheriff's Office appear as recent buyers. Scope of work divides into forensic applications (DNA extraction kits, genetic analyzer consumables, RapidHIT cartridges, drug-screening direct ELISA kits for controlled substances), next-generation sequencing supplies (Sigma-Aldrich and Cerilliant reference standards and reagents), diagnostic kits (Shiga Toxin QuikChek testing supplies), and bulk chemical supplies (liquid hydrogen peroxide, water treatment chemicals, precipitant solutions).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, California, the District of Columbia, Connecticut, and Georgia. Representative solicitations include the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-27-175A1.1 (posted September 23, 2026; due October 20, 2026) for proprietary DNA analysis and drug-screening consumables from Life Technologies, Promega, Qiagen, and Abbott serving the Texas Department of Public Safety and Parks and Wildlife statewide through October 31, 2027, with renewal options; the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences' RFP RK332307 for NGS consumables (due September 25, 2026); the State of California's RFB 26200957 for Sigma-Aldrich/Cerilliant drug standards and reagents restricted to brand-name products (due June 2, 2026), with CBE set-aside designation; the City of Arlington, Texas's annual requirements contract for laboratory supplies and chemicals serving the city's lab services and water treatment operations (due September 17, 2026 via Euna Procurement); Harris County, Texas's ITB 250415 for crime scene, DNA collection, and forensic supplies for the Sheriff's Office with forty-five-day delivery requirement (due June 8, 2026); and the City of Meriden, Connecticut's ITB B026-55 for water treatment chemicals including calcium hypochlorite, caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, and sodium permanganate with Build America Buy America compliance (due June 25, 2026). Opportunities reflect steady demand across forensic, environmental, and public-health lab operations with firm pricing, scheduled or recurring delivery, and multi-year contract terms standard.