UNSPSC 51131830: Aprotinin/Fibrinogen+Calcium chloride/Thrombin

Aprotinin, calcium chloride, fibrinogen, and thrombin combination is used to help control bleeding during surgery when other procedures to close a wound or incision.

UNSPSC 51131830 Aprotinin/Fibrinogen+Calcium chloride/Thrombin is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to classify hemostatic agents and blood-clotting pharmaceuticals, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect procurement of these agents. Instead, the opportunities posted against this code span emergency medical services pharmaceuticals and supplies, pharmacy benefits administration, forensic drug reference standards, and pharmaceutical dispensing services—none of which align with the hemostatic focus the code nominally describes. Collier County posted a Notice of Intent to Single Source Pediatric Emergency Standards, Inc. (Handtevy), a mobile drug-dosage calculation application for EMS protocol integration, with a protest deadline of September 24, 2026; Dane County issued an RFP for comprehensive pharmaceutical services to Badger Prairie Health Care Center, a long-term care facility, due October 22, 2026, with a local-vendor preference of up to five bonus points; the City of Tucson Fire Department solicited basic and advanced life support pharmaceuticals and supplies alongside VendNovation vending machines and software, with proposals due June 24, 2026; West Texas Centers for Mental Health and Mental Retardation requested proposals for prescription and pharmacy services across 35 service sites in 23 counties, due August 21, 2026; and Pinellas County, in partnership with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, procured certified drug reference standards for forensic laboratory analysis through Invitation to Quote due April 23, 2026. The issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners, municipal fire departments, county health care systems, nonprofit behavioral health providers, and special-district forensic laboratories.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Florida (Collier County, Seminole County, Pinellas County, Palm Bay, Clay County), Wisconsin (Dane County), and scattered activity in Arizona (Tucson), Texas (West Texas Centers, Washington County), Oregon, and the District of Columbia. Representative opportunities reflect pharmacy operations and supply distribution rather than hemostatic pharmaceutical procurement; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work posted suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a significant divergence between the UNSPSC taxonomy definition and current state and local purchasing practice in this category. Prospective vendors should verify that the hemostatic-agent focus of the code aligns with their product or service before investing in pursuit strategy under this classification.