UNSPSC 42231802: Pediatric supplemental formulas or bars or puddings for general use

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a supplemental formulas, bars, or pudding focused on specific disease used by children. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 190190.

UNSPSC 42231802 Pediatric supplemental formulas or bars or puddings for general use is a Commodity code that captures infant formula supply contracts, though recent state and local activity shows a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurements. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily health and human services agencies managing women's and children's nutrition programs. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has been the dominant buyer, issuing multiple RFPs for its WIC Infant Formula Rebate Program—a competitive procurement structured around rebate pricing rather than traditional formula purchasing. The MDHHS solicitations seek infant formula manufacturers to supply milk-based and soy-based formulas in powder, liquid concentrate, and ready-to-feed forms to approximately 41,100 WIC infants across 1,343 authorized vendors in 83 Michigan counties over a 60-month term running November 1, 2026, through October 31, 2031. The contract is federally funded through USDA and awards to the lowest total monthly net price bidder meeting mandatory compliance requirements. A separate recent Illinois procurement—Murray Developmental Center's DME Medical Supplies solicitation—requested durable medical equipment vendors but included enteral feeding products and supplies within the broader Medicare DME classification scope; this procurement appears mistagged under the pediatric formula code and does not reflect actual pediatric formula purchasing at the facility level.

Recent MDHHS WIC formula procurements posted between February and April 2026, with response dates ranging from April 6 to April 24, 2026. The April 24, 2026, posting reflected the final RFP results, with Mead Johnson & Company, LLC selected for award based on the lowest total monthly net price of $38,223.023 per month compared to Abbott Laboratories' $232,243.763. Michigan is the primary jurisdiction showing sustained activity under this code; the Illinois and Florida opportunities in the recent-opportunities block (a DME procurement in Centralia and a copper sulfate supply solicitation from Pasco County) show no connection to pediatric formulas and likely represent data-tagging errors. No other states or issuing bodies appear in the source as active under this code in the recent period. The code shows narrow recent activity concentrated in Michigan's WIC program administration, with limited visibility in broader state and local procurement.