UNSPSC 51171605: Lactulose

This classification denotes a laxative and disaccharide, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 9U7D5QH5AE. European Medicines Agency schedules Lactulose in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB08386MIG. Lactulose generally arises in the molecular formula C12H22O11.

UNSPSC 51171605 Lactulose is a Commodity code that maps to pharmaceutical and clinical laboratory services rather than the lactulose chemical product its name suggests. State and local procurement under this code centers on specimen collection and drug testing services for offender populations, including immunoassay screening, confirmatory testing via LC/MS/MS or GC/MS, oral fluid and hair testing alternatives, and electronic result reporting. Issuing bodies are corrections and community supervision departments within county governments, which manage offender drug-testing programs as part of probation and parole supervision. The scope includes staffing collection sites during extended hours (weekdays plus periodic weekend availability), operating automated randomized testing notification systems, maintaining SAMHSA or state laboratory certifications, and pricing on a per-test basis with no hidden surcharges. Vendors must accommodate volume commitments in the range of 25,000 tests annually with flexible service models allowing clients to choose screening-only, confirmation-after-screening, or automatic-confirmation workflows.

Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department posted RFP 2026-327 in September 2026 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services with proposals due July 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The estimated contract value is $600,000 over two years commencing September 1, 2026, with three optional one-year renewals not to exceed five years total. The scope encompasses two collection sites in Plano and McKinney operating Monday through Friday plus five Saturdays annually, with annual testing demand of approximately 25,031 tests split across five-panel screens, six-panel screens, and ancillary testing. The county will award to the responsible contractor whose proposal represents the best evaluated offer, with evaluation weighting 30 points on vendor understanding, 25 points on firm qualifications, 15 points on client references, and 30 points on cost, plus optional Phase 2 demonstrations and interviews up to 30 points. Price reductions are contractually required if the vendor offers lower rates to other customers; price redetermination is permitted on September 1 anniversaries based on medical Consumer Price Index increases not exceeding 3.0 percent annually.