UNSPSC 12141910: Selenium Se

UNSPSC 12141910 Selenium Se is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it show little alignment with elemental selenium procurement. Instead, the code appears to tag occupational medical surveillance services and welding materials and supplies — neither of which are selenium-related products. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the issuing bodies' systems or that this code has drifted from its intended scope. The Washington State Department of Transportation's August 2026 RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for Washington State Ferries covers baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit medical examinations for shipyard workers, engine crew, deck crew, and asbestos team members across 14 Washington ferry locations, with examinations conducted by board-certified occupational medicine physicians and responses due October 9, 2026. Collin College and Collin County Community College District posted two separate ITBs in July 2026 for welding materials, supplies, and equipment — including flat bars, sheets, tubes, pipes, welding rods, and tungsten electrodes — on three-year contracts with annual volumes around $400,000 and bid deadlines in March and April 2024 respectively.

Activity under this code concentrates in Texas and Washington, with issuing bodies limited to one state transportation agency and two education institutions. The Washington State Ferries opportunity is the only recent solicitation with genuine decision relevance to this code's nominal scope, and even that represents occupational health services rather than a chemical element. Given the misalignment between the code designation and the actual work being solicited, bidders should verify the correct UNSPSC code with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities tagged under 12141910. The code does not appear to reflect active, material state and local procurement for selenium or selenium-containing products at present.