UNSPSC 12352142: Laboratory chemicals

Laboratory Chemicals necessary to perform experimental and/or investigative procedures and for the preparation of drugs and other chemicals.

UNSPSC 12352142 Laboratory chemicals is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty reagents, consumables, and diagnostic kits purchased by state and local public health laboratories, forensic facilities, water utilities, and university research operations. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying DNA sequencing reagents and genetic analyzer consumables, next-generation sequencing (NGS) kits and buffer solutions, drug-screening reference standards and forensic testing chemicals, diagnostic immunoassays (including cannabinoid and opioid detection kits), water-treatment and pool-treatment chemical compounds, histology and toxicology supplies, and brand-restricted specialty reagents from manufacturers such as Thermo Fisher Scientific (Life Technologies), Qiagen, Promega, Abbott (Immunalysis), and Sigma-Aldrich. Issuing bodies span state health and public safety departments, county sheriff's offices and medical examiners, municipal water utilities, transit authorities (pools and recreational facilities), Texas A&M University, and special districts such as the North Texas Municipal Water District. The Texas Comptroller, California Department of Public Health, Utah Division of Purchasing, and District of Columbia Department of Finance and Services appear as repeat buyers in the recent record.

Activity concentrates in Texas, California, Illinois, Utah, Connecticut, Georgia, and the District of Columbia, with secondary presence in Wisconsin and other states. The Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-27-175A1.1 (due October 20, 2026) seeks DNA analysis, forensic, and drug-screening consumables including genetic analyzer components, sequencing kits, and Direct ELISA kits for controlled-substance detection, serving the Texas Department of Public Safety and Parks and Wildlife statewide; the contract runs through October 31, 2027 with three one-year renewals, requires $500,000 minimum commercial general liability insurance, and carries a 1.5 percent Texas SmartBuy administrative fee. The State of California's RFB IS-27200197 (due October 7, 2026) solicits Shiga Toxin QuikChek diagnostic testing kits on recurring scheduled delivery, with a CBE form requirement suggesting potential disadvantaged-business preference. The North Texas Municipal Water District's sealed-bid solicitation 27001B (due October 30, 2026) requests IDEXX laboratory supplies. The City of Arlington, Texas (IFB 270018, due September 17, 2026) seeks an annual requirements contract for laboratory supplies and chemicals supporting Laboratory Services, two water treatment plants, and the Water Resources Division; submission is exclusively electronic through Euna Procurement, with paper bids accepted only in sealed envelopes. The City of Meriden, Connecticut (ITB B026-55, due June 25, 2026) procured water-treatment chemicals including calcium hypochlorite, caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride, and phosphate blend under Build America Buy America Act compliance, with firm pricing on per-unit basis and delivery within five business days. Harris County, Texas (ITB 250415, due June 8, 2026) sought forensic and crime-scene supplies including DNA swabs, GSR collection kits, evidence tubes, fingerprint supplies, and chemicals such as petroleum ether and indanedione on a one-year term with local account manager and bi-monthly meeting requirements, with $21.65 per-hour minimum wage certification and $1 million commercial general liability insurance mandated. Brand-name-only restrictions appear frequently (Sigma-Aldrich/Cerilliant in California RFB 26200957, QIAGEN in Utah sole-source contract JM275, and IDEXX in Texas), reflecting regulatory and equipment-compatibility constraints common in forensic and public health laboratory procurement.