UNSPSC 51131618: Beraprost

This classification denotes a prostaglandin analogue with the molecular formula C24H30O5, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 35E3NJJ4O6, chemically known as 2-hydroxy-1-(3-hydroxy-4-methyl-1-octen-6-ynyl)-2,3,3a,8b-tetrahydro-1h-cyclopenta(b)benzofuran-5-butanoic acid but generally known as beraprost, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 5282428. Beraprost most often comes in base and sodium forms.

UNSPSC 51131618 Beraprost is a Commodity code that covers pharmaceutical products for state and local procurement. Recent state and local activity under this code shows minimal relevant sourcing — the single recent opportunity tagged to it is a law enforcement equipment cooperative purchasing RFP issued by Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington counties and other jurisdictions, which is unrelated to the pharmaceutical scope of the code itself. This mismatch suggests the code sees little active state and local procurement volume or that current buying practices do not align with UNSPSC categorization for this product line.

Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative purchasing unit, posted RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment with a June 16, 2026 response deadline, advertising to counties including Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima in Washington, plus numerous other public entities across the United States and Canada. The solicitation materials are available exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal, with inquiries directed to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930. No award value, set-aside designations, or incumbent contractor information was disclosed. The lack of substantive recent pharmaceutical procurement signals under this code warrants direct outreach to state health departments, purchasing cooperatives, and pharmacy benefit managers to assess actual buying patterns and identify opportunities outside standard UNSPSC notice channels.