UNSPSC 50211503: Pipe tobacco or leaf tobacco

UNSPSC 50211503 Pipe tobacco or leaf tobacco is a Commodity code that shows minimal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The Mississippi State Department of Health's March 2026 solicitation tagged under this code describes comprehensive tobacco and nicotine cessation treatment services—telephone counseling, web-based interactive services, digital platforms (text, email, chat), nicotine replacement therapy delivery, and referrals to community cessation programs—for the Mississippi Tobacco Quitline. This represents a public health service delivery contract, not the procurement of tobacco or leaf tobacco products themselves. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (tobacco or leaf products) and the actual work being solicited (cessation services and treatment) signals that the code captures little relevant purchasing activity in state and local markets.

The sole recent opportunity under this code is the Mississippi State Department of Health's IFB 2026-IFB-052, due April 24, 2026, which seeks a qualified contractor with five years of prior cessation-services experience, current Mississippi business registration, demonstrated financial stability, and professional liability and general liability insurance. The contract runs for an initial term with potential renewal for one-year periods not to exceed five cumulative years, with pricing evaluated across three line items—Telephone Counseling, Contractual Services (web-based and digital treatment services, support materials, and custom reporting), and Nicotine Replacement Therapy—measured in monthly units over 36 months. Award goes to the responsive and responsible bidder submitting the lowest overall cost based on monthly reporting of call volume, enrollment by program type, web-based activity, digital enrollment, counseling participation, and NRT delivery statistics. No set-aside designations, incumbent vendor information, or specific budget ranges are disclosed. The absence of additional recent opportunities across other states or issuing bodies suggests this code does not generate consistent state and local procurement volume.