UNSPSC 51171600: Laxatives

This classification denotes agents that produce a soft formed stool, and relax and loosen the bowels, typically used over a protracted period, to relieve constipation.

UNSPSC 51171600 Laxatives is a Class code that in recent state and local procurement activity encompasses drug testing services—specifically specimen collection, immunoassay screening, and confirmatory analysis—rather than pharmaceutical laxative products. Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department has posted the primary recent opportunity under this code, a drug-testing services RFP that reflects a mismatch between the code's nominal pharmaceutical scope and the actual work being procured. State and local governments appear to use this code narrowly and inconsistently; the Collin County example suggests that drug-testing contracts may be tagged to UNSPSC 51171600 when administered through health or corrections departments, though the code's intended product category does not align with specimen-collection and laboratory-analysis services.

Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department issued RFP 2026-327 on September 25, 2026, for offender specimen collection and drug testing services with a response deadline of July 23, 2026 (note: the posted date follows the due date, indicating a timestamp or administrative posting lag), an estimated contract value of $600,000, and a two-year initial term commencing September 1, 2026, with three optional one-year renewals. The scope encompasses staffing collection sites in Plano and McKinney, operating randomized testing notifications, and performing five-panel and six-panel immunoassay screening with LC/MS/MS or GC/MS confirmation, with annual testing demand of approximately 25,031 tests. Evaluation criteria include vendor understanding (30 points), firm qualifications (25 points), client references (15 points), cost (30 points), and optional demonstrations and interviews (up to 30 points). The anticipated award date is August 10, 2026. Based on this single recent posting, the code shows limited activity in state and local procurement and may not represent a productive opportunity focus unless your firm has drug-testing laboratory capabilities and existing relationships with county corrections and community supervision departments in Texas.