UNSPSC 51170000: Drugs affecting the gastrointestinal system

This classification denotes drugs that act on the digestive structures stretching from the mouth to anus, but does not include the accessory glandular organs.

UNSPSC 51170000 Drugs affecting the gastrointestinal system is a Family code that encompasses pharmaceutical procurement by state and local governments, though recent state and local solicitations show significant divergence from gastrointestinal drug focus. The code captures pharmaceutical distribution, pharmacy services, and medication management across multiple delivery contexts — long-term care facilities, emergency medical services, mental health centers, and forensic laboratories. Issuing bodies include county health departments, county-owned care facilities, municipal fire departments, regional mental health providers, and county law enforcement agencies. Recent solicitations reflect operational pharmacy services (full-service drug distribution to facilities), emergency medical supplies and vending systems, specialized medication access programs (GLP-1 weight-loss medications, naloxone for opioid response), and forensic drug standards for evidentiary analysis. The mix of buyers and the breadth of medication categories across these opportunities indicates the code captures far broader pharmaceutical activity than its nominal name suggests.

Recent activity spans multiple states. Dane County (Wisconsin) is procuring comprehensive pharmaceutical services for a long-term care facility under RFP 2026RFP061PR with proposals due October 22, 2026 and a five-year contract term; the county applies local-vendor preferences (five bonus points for Dane County vendors, two points for adjacent counties) and funds pharmaceutical services at $125,000 annually. The City of Tucson Fire Department is soliciting BLS/ALS pharmaceuticals, supplies, and VendNovation vending-machine systems under federally funded procurement (ARPA, HUD, FTA grants) with federal compliance obligations including prevailing wage, DBE participation, and Section 3 labor requirements; the contract term is one year with up to four one-year extensions. West Texas Centers for Mental Health and Mental Retardation posted RFP RX1001 seeking pharmacy services for over 7,000 individuals across 23 counties, due August 21, 2026. Collier County (Florida) issued a Notice of Intent to Single Source Pediatric Emergency Standards, Inc. (Handtevy), a mobile drug-dosage calculation application integrating with EMS electronic patient care reporting, with a protest deadline of September 24, 2026 and contract term November 29, 2026 through November 28, 2029. The City of Cambridge, Massachusetts released RFP #31207 for GLP-1 medication access and management solutions with proposals due October 15, 2026. Seminole County (Florida) procured 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 drug deactivation systems annually. Geographic activity spans Florida (multiple counties and cities), Wisconsin, Texas, Arizona, Massachusetts, Oregon, Colorado, and Washington, D.C., with no dominant regional concentration in recent postings.