UNSPSC 51171530: Betaine hydrochloride

This classification denotes a nutritional supplement with the molecular formula C5H12NO2.Cl, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier JK8U8K4D6K, chemically known as 1-carboxy-n,n,n-trimethylmethanaminium, chloride but more generally known as betaine hydrochloride, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 248.

UNSPSC 51171530 Betaine hydrochloride is a Commodity code that in practice captures drug-testing specimen collection and laboratory analysis services procured by state and local criminal justice and community supervision agencies. The recent opportunity under this code does not involve betaine hydrochloride as a chemical reagent or finished pharmaceutical; instead, Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department is soliciting comprehensive offender drug testing and specimen handling — including staffing of collection sites, immunoassay screening with LC/MS/MS or GC/MS confirmation, electronic result reporting, and alternative methodologies such as oral fluid and hair testing. State and local issuing bodies under this code include county community supervision and corrections departments and other criminal justice-related agencies performing testing and monitoring functions.

Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department posted RFP 2026-327 on September 25, 2026 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services, with proposals due July 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The scope encompasses staffing two collection sites in Plano and McKinney Monday through Friday and five Saturdays annually, operating an Interactive Voice Response system for randomized test notifications, and performing approximately 25,031 annual tests across five-panel screens, six-panel screens, and ancillary testing. The successful vendor must maintain lab certification from SAMHSA, Texas Department of Public Safety, or CAP. The contract is valued at $600,000 over two years with three optional one-year renewal periods, commencing September 1, 2026. Pricing is per-test basis across three service models (screening only, confirmation after screening, and screening with automatic confirmation), and all pricing must include freight, delivery, insurance, and staffing with no additional surcharges. The anticipated award date is August 10, 2026.