UNSPSC 51171527: Betaine

This classification denotes a nutritional supplement with the molecular formula C5H11NO2, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 3SCV180C9W, chemically known as 2-(trimethylammonio)ethanoic acid, hydroxide, inner salt but generally known as betaine, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 247.

Betaine comes in many forms, including base, aldehyde, aldehyde chloride, aldehyde hydrate, alpha-d-glucofuranuronate, amide, aspartate, cephaloridine, chloride, choline citrate, citrate, d-galacturonate, d-gluconate, hydrate, hydrazide hydrochloride, hydrochloride, l-ascorbate, lauryldimethylaminoacetate, methyl ester, monohydrate, nicotinate, solution, and tartrate. European Medicines Agency schedules Betaine in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB13055MIG.

UNSPSC 51171527 Betaine is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local procurement activity in the source record. The single recent opportunity—Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department RFP 2026-327 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services—involves laboratory testing, IVR systems, and staffing for controlled substance screening, with no reference to betaine or chemical compounds. The scope encompasses immunoassay and confirmatory testing (LC/MS/MS and GC/MS), oral fluid and hair testing methodologies, and operation of two collection sites in Plano and McKinney. This is a criminal justice support service, not a chemical procurement. The mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in the coding or a temporary misapplication of the UNSPSC taxonomy to this opportunity.

Collin County posted this RFP on September 25, 2026, with a due date of July 23, 2026 (appearing to reflect a back-dated notice or erroneous date entry). The estimated contract value is $600,000 over an initial two-year term with three optional one-year renewals, funded through Texas Department of Criminal Justice appropriations. Pricing is per-test basis with three models (screening only, confirmation after screening, or automatic confirmation of positives), and vendors must hold lab certification from SAMHSA, TX DPS, or CAP. The anticipated award date is August 10, 2026. No additional state and local opportunities under this code appear in the source, indicating little to no active procurement activity aligned with the betaine commodity classification.