UNSPSC 51101900: Antiprotozoals

This classification denotes agents used in the treatment of malaria, a protozoan disease caused in humans by four species of the plasmodium genus: plasmodium falciparum, plasmodium vivax, plasmodium ovale, and plasmodium malariae, and transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus anopheles. malaria is endemic in parts of asia, africa, central and south america, oceania, and certain caribbean islands. it is characterized by extreme exhaustion associated with paroxysms of high fever, sweating, shaking chills, and anemia.

UNSPSC 51101900 Antiprotozoals is a Class code that does not align with the state and local opportunities posted under it. The two recent solicitations show procurement of liquid aluminum sulfate (alum) for wastewater treatment and medical aid supplies (antiseptic sprays, hydrogen peroxide, bandages, first aid kits, emergency blankets) for fire rescue operations—neither of which falls within the antiprotozoal pharmaceutical scope the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either tagging error by the issuing bodies or a jurisdictional classification divergence from standard pharmaceutical taxonomy.

The City of Austin posted IFB 2200 CSH1061 on July 27, 2026, requesting bids for unpackaged liquid aluminum sulfate at 47%–49% concentration, with an estimated annual volume of 179,200 gallons for phosphorus removal at its wastewater treatment facility; bids were due August 25, 2026. The City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department posted ITB 25-P-00157 in April 2026 for medical aid supplies including antiseptic sprays, hydrogen peroxide, aspirin, pain relievers, bandages, and first aid kits, with a $100,000 department budget and set-aside provisions for Small Local Business Enterprises and Underutilized Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprises offering up to 5% bid discounts. The code shows little relevant recent activity for antiprotozoal products themselves; state and local governments do not appear to be actively procuring antiprotozoal pharmaceuticals under this classification.