UNSPSC 51152000: Neuromuscular blocking agents

This classification denotes drugs that interrupt transmission of nerve impulses at the skeletal neuromuscular junction. they can be of two types, competitive, stabilizing blockers (neuromuscular nondepolarizing agents) or noncompetitive, depolarizing agents (neuromuscular depolarizing agents). both prevent acetylcholine from triggering the muscle contraction and they are used as anesthesia adjuvants, as relaxants during electroshock, in convulsive states, etc.

UNSPSC 51152000 Neuromuscular blocking agents is a Class code that, based on recent state and local solicitation activity, appears to capture opioid-antagonist medications and drug-deactivation systems rather than neuromuscular blocking pharmaceuticals in the strict clinical sense. State and local procurement under this code reflects emergency-response and public-health demand for naloxone (an opioid overdose reversal agent) and safe drug-deactivation systems, typically sourced through counties and special-purpose health districts. The scope of work involves supply of finished pharmaceutical units and complementary drug-disposal equipment, with quarterly or routine delivery cycles to community health facilities, and procurement vehicles include competitive sealed bids (IFB) with two-year initial terms and optional renewals. Vendors must meet standard compliance requirements including E-Verify authorization, drug-free workplace certification, and appropriate insurance coverage (workers' compensation, commercial general liability, professional liability).

Recent activity centers in Florida, where Seminole County issued IFB 60459723LAS in June 2026 to procure 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug-deactivation systems annually, with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford. The solicitation was released as a competitive bid with a response deadline of July 26, 2023, and fixed-fee pricing; vendors bore responsibility for all shipping and delivery costs, and the contract included a three-month probationary termination clause. The procurement included potential FEMA funding, introducing additional federal compliance obligations under the Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The source reveals limited recent activity under this code; a single recent opportunity does not establish a sustained procurement pattern across multiple states or issuing bodies.