UNSPSC 50501505: Vitamin B5 supplement

Vitamin supplements are used to ensure that adequate amounts of nutrients are obtained on a daily basis, if optimal amounts cannot be obtained through a varied diet. Vitamin B5 (or pantothenic acid or pantothenate) an essential nutrient required to synthesize coenzyme-A, as well as to synthesize and metabolize proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.

UNSPSC 50501505 Vitamin B5 supplement is a Commodity code representing nutritional supplements that state and local governments procure for health and wellness programs. The code covers pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) in various formulations — tablets, capsules, powders, and liquid forms — supplied to public health departments, correctional facilities, school districts, and other government entities as part of inmate nutrition programs, employee wellness initiatives, and public health service delivery. Issuing bodies span state departments of health and corrections, county detention facilities, municipal health clinics, and independent school districts that source these supplements through standard procurement channels.

The source material does not contain recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code, preventing characterization of current geographic spread, issuing-body concentration, or representative recent solicitations. No RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB records are available to assess activity level or procurement patterns under UNSPSC 50501505 at this time.