UNSPSC 51131602: Heparin

This classification denotes a low molecular weight heparin with the molecular formula (C14H18NO11)N.2(C12H16NO13S)N.3HO3S, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 7UQ7X4Y489. European Medicines Agency schedules heparin in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB02475MIG. The term heparin is a U.S. FDA designation. HEPARIN is scheduled in the U.S. International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) Pharmaceutical Appendix.

UNSPSC 51131602 Heparin is a Commodity code that refers to anticoagulant pharmaceutical products used in clinical and medical settings. However, the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code does not align with pharmaceutical procurement — the single recent opportunity on record is a cooperative purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment, which falls outside the scope of heparin products and suggests a classification error in the opportunity record rather than legitimate activity under the code.

Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, issued RFP #061626 on behalf of its Participating Entities (including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington state, along with numerous other jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada) with a response deadline of June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time. The cooperative purchasing structure is designed to make the resulting contract available to thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and other public entities. The solicitation was posted May 12, 2026 and managed through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal; no set-aside designations, incumbent vendors, or award values were disclosed in available documentation. Given the absence of relevant pharmaceutical procurement activity and the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the single recent opportunity, this code shows little current activity in state and local heparin procurement.