UNSPSC 12352320: Potassium hydroxide

UNSPSC 12352320 Potassium hydroxide is a Commodity code nominally identifying a specific chemical product, but recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code do not consistently reflect potassium hydroxide procurement. Instead, the code sees active use for herbicide, hypochlorous acid generation equipment, and waste disposal services — categories that diverge significantly from the code's stated scope. The City of Philadelphia Procurement Department posted a micro-order purchase (IFB, due October 14, 2026) for herbicide with a maximum contract value of $45,000, structured as a requirements contract across six delivery locations within the city. Escambia County Board of County Commissioners solicited proposals for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of hypochlorous acid generators for county facilities (RFP, due August 11, 2026), requiring on-demand disinfectant production and ongoing hardware and software maintenance. The Brazos River Authority issued a sealed-bid solicitation (IFB, due August 20, 2026) for sludge hauling and liquid waste disposal services across four wastewater treatment plants in Sugar Land, Texas, with pricing on a per-ton and per-gallon basis and potential for a five-year term.

Activity under this code spans state and local water and sanitation authorities, county commissioners, and city procurement departments, with recent solicitations concentrated in Texas and Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia opportunity targets routine herbicide supply under a capped requirements contract with quarterly or as-needed draws, while the Escambia County and Brazos River Authority solicitations address capital equipment and disposal services with longer contract terms and higher operational scope. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (potassium hydroxide) and the actual work being solicited suggests either deliberate use of this code as a catch-all for chemical and environmental services, or upstream tagging errors in the issuing bodies' procurement systems. No clear pattern of repeat buyers or geographic concentration emerges from three discrete opportunity types across different sectors.