UNSPSC 12141913: Tellurium Te

UNSPSC 12141913 Tellurium Te is a Commodity code. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope—a chemical element used in semiconductors, photovoltaics, and specialty alloys—and the actual work being solicited. The three most recent postings are occupational medical surveillance services (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries) and welding materials, supplies, and equipment (Collin College and Collin County Community College District in Texas). Neither occupational health services nor welding consumables involve tellurium procurement or supply, suggesting these opportunities were misclassified at posting. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its intended commodity scope.

The geographic activity visible in the recent records clusters in Washington State and Texas, driven by the two Collin College District welding solicitations and the single WSDOT ferries medical surveillance RFP. The two welding opportunities—FY2024ITB020 (due March 19, 2024) and FY2024ITB024 (due April 19, 2024)—both sought three-year multi-vendor contracts with approximately $400,000 in estimated annual procurement volume for welding rods, electrodes, sheets, tubes, and related consumables, evaluated on a 35-percent purchase price basis with additional scoring for references, quality, and vendor historical relationship. The WSDOT RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, solicited occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry terminals for baseline and periodic examinations of shipyard, engine, deck, and asbestos-team workers, requiring board-certified occupational physicians and 60-day turnaround on results. Absent concrete evidence of tellurium-related procurement under this code, the mismatch between code intent and recent solicitation content signals that activity tracking under this Commodity code is unreliable for business development purposes.