UNSPSC 42121601: Gastrointestinal veterinary products

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used in the gastrointestinal medical treatment of animals. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901800.

UNSPSC 42121601 Gastrointestinal veterinary products (Commodity) covers veterinary pharmaceuticals and supplies that state and local governments procure for animal shelters, public health operations, and wildlife management. Recent solicitations show that jurisdictions are buying compounded immobilization drugs, oral antibiotics, gastrointestinal treatments, and broader pharmaceutical and clinic supply packages to support shelter operations, disease prevention, and emergency veterinary care. The issuing bodies include county animal services divisions, city animal control agencies, state wildlife divisions, and county public health offices—typically through purchasing departments issuing ITBs, IFBs, and Invitations to Negotiate.

Recent opportunities span Texas (Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter, City of Dallas Animal Services), Florida (Collier County Domestic Animal Services), Utah (Division of Wildlife Resources), and Harris County, Texas. Representative solicitations include Williamson County's April 2026 IFB for veterinary pharmaceuticals and clinic supplies for its animal shelter, due April 23, 2026, requiring online ordering and two-week delivery; the City of Dallas Animal Services' February 2026 Informal Solicitation for veterinary pharmaceuticals, due February 12, 2026, with FOB delivery-site pricing and thirty-day price firmness; Utah's Division of Purchasing's sole-source notice for custom-compounded wildlife immobilization drugs (Xylazine, Ketamine, Thiafentanil, Etorphine) for the DNR Division of Wildlife Resources, valued at $27,224 with contest period closing June 24, 2026; and Harris County Public Health Services Office's July 2026 ITB for pet clinic supplies, due July 27, 2026. Collier County has also solicited comprehensive veterinary services (June 2026) and a new Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release program (March 2026), both through ITN, indicating ongoing animal welfare procurement activity driven by shelter operations and population-management initiatives.