UNSPSC 50501510: Vitamin C 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 C (or L-ascorbic acid, or ascorbate (the anion of ascorbic acid)) is an essential nutrient for humans and certain other animal species. Vitamin C refers to a number of vitamers that have vitamin C activity in animals, including ascorbic acid and its salts, and some oxidized forms of the molecule like dehydroascorbic acid.

UNSPSC 50501510 Vitamin C supplement is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of ascorbic acid and vitamin C products in oral, powder, or tablet form for use in correctional facilities, public health departments, and school district nutrition programs. State and local governments procure these products as dietary supplements and preventive health measures for inmate populations, vulnerable populations served by public health agencies, and students in school-based wellness initiatives. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, county detention facilities, municipal public health departments, and independent school districts.

The source contains no recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code. Without posted solicitations, no geographic concentration, issuing-body pattern, or representative recent RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity can be identified.