UNSPSC 12164505: Excipient

An inactive substance used as a carrier for the active ingredients of a medication.

UNSPSC 12164505 Excipient is a Commodity code that encompasses chemical additives and treatment agents state and local governments purchase for water treatment, wastewater operations, and pool maintenance. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring NSF-certified water treatment chemicals (calcium hypochlorite, sodium hydroxide, liquid aluminum sulfate, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride), hydrochloric acid and muriatic acid for membrane cleaning and facility maintenance, pool chemicals including cyanuric acid and granular chlorine shock, quicklime for water reclamation, and polymers and other process chemicals for drinking water and wastewater treatment plants. Issuing bodies include municipal water utilities and departments of public works (City of Meriden Connecticut, City of Jackson Mississippi, City of Griffin Georgia, City of Salem Oregon, City of Flowery Branch Georgia), county water and wastewater authorities (Sarasota County Florida, Hillsborough County Florida), county recreation and parks departments managing aquatic facilities (Greenville County South Carolina), school districts operating pools (Pinellas County Schools Florida), and specialized facilities such as landfill leachate evaporator operations (Hillsborough County Florida). Water utility purchasing is the dominant activity—cities and counties regularly solicit multi-year supply contracts with line-item bidding for specific chemicals at established unit prices, often with NSF/ANSI standard 60 or 61 certification requirements and Build America Buy America compliance mandates for certain products.

Recent activity spans multiple states with concentration in the Southeast. The City of Meriden issued ITB B026-55 for water treatment chemicals (calcium hypochlorite, caustic soda, aluminum sulfate, sodium permanganate, sodium fluoride, phosphate blend) due June 25, 2026, structured as a one-year contract with two optional renewals and lowest-responsible-bidder award with Connecticut vendor preference tiebreaker language. Sarasota County posted a Quick Quote for industrial-grade muriatic acid (twelve 55-gallon drums, 31.5% HCl) due May 12, 2026, capped at $50,000 total with delivery within fourteen days. The City of Griffin issued ITB 26-008 for sixteen water treatment chemicals (sodium hydroxide, hydrated lime, liquid chlorine, aluminum sulfate, activated carbon, polymers) due May 28, 2026, awarding individual line items to lowest responsive bidders with prior supplier performance accounting for up to 2 percent price adjustment. Greenville County posted two concurrent RFPs (one due May 5, 2026; one earlier, due March 16, 2026) seeking single-source pool chemical and maintenance contractors for twelve county aquatic facilities at $14.3 percent weight per criterion across experience, cost, references, and NSF-approved commercial application knowledge. The City of Salem issued Bid 267024 for dense soda ash (850,000 pounds bulk plus 20,000 pounds in super sacks) due May 13, 2026, with NSF/ANSI 60 documentation and spill response plans required pre-award. Other recent opportunities include the City of Flowery Branch's five-year wastewater and drinking water chemicals procurement (mandatory pre-bid March 24, 2026, bids due April 21, 2026) covering seven products with NSF/ANSI/CAN 60 certification for potable water chemicals, and Hillsborough County's three-year hydrochloric acid contract for landfill leachate evaporator operations estimated at $412,957.50 (ITB 26-00158, due March 4, 2026).