UNSPSC 50501515: Retinol

This classification denotes a fat-soluble vitamin with the molecular formula C20H30O, a preparation that US FDA recognizes as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier G2SH0XKK91, chemically known as 3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)-nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-ol but more generally known as retinol, which bears U.S. National Institutes of Health Compound Identifier 1071. The European Medicines Agency schedules Retinol in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB10292MIG.

UNSPSC 50501515 Retinol, a Commodity code, shows a significant disconnect between its nominal scope and the actual work being solicited by state and local governments. The sole recent opportunity in the dataset — Seminole County, Florida's IFB for naloxone and drug deactivation systems — bears no relationship to retinol procurement. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist medication and drug deactivation systems are harm-reduction devices, neither of which fall under the retinol classification (a vitamin A derivative used in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics). The mismatch suggests the code may have been misapplied in tagging this solicitation or that the available recent-opportunities data does not capture procurement activity actually aligned with the retinol commodity.

Seminole County's IFB60459723LAS, posted June 30, 2026 with a response deadline of July 26, 2023, sought 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually through competitive bidding, with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford, Florida. Bidders were required to submit electronic bids through the county's e-procurement portal, include all shipping and delivery costs, provide unit pricing for each line item, and comply with drug-free workplace certification and E-Verify requirements. The contract term was two years with an optional one-year renewal and included a three-month probationary termination clause. Given the absence of any retinol-related recent opportunities in the data, no reliable geographic or issuing-body characterization can be drawn for this Commodity code at this time.