UNSPSC 51171645: Polyethylene glycol 400

This classification denotes a synthetic polymer with the molecular formula C2H6O2(C2H4O)N, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier B697894SGQ. European Medicines Agency schedules polyethylene glycol 400 in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB16380MIG. The term polyethylene glycol 400 is an International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients designation. As of Q4 2014, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity.

UNSPSC 51171645 Polyethylene glycol 400 is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific chemical compound, but the recent state and local activity tagged under it reflects drug-testing specimen collection and analysis services rather than direct procurement of the chemical itself. Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department's RFP 2026-327 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services—the sole recent opportunity under this code—solicits end-to-end testing operations including staffing, immunoassay screening with confirmatory analysis (LC/MS/MS or GC/MS), electronic result reporting, and alternative methodologies such as oral fluid and hair testing. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being bought suggests either a data-entry error in the county's tagging or a significant gap in how this Commodity code maps to state and local procurement activity. The issuing body is a single county corrections department.

The RFP 2026-327 opportunity originated in Texas, specifically Collin County, with an anticipated award date of August 10, 2026 and a contract term of two years commencing September 1, 2026, renewable for three optional one-year periods not to exceed five years total. The estimated contract value is $600,000, with pricing submitted on a per-test basis across three service models (screening only, confirmation after screening, and screening with automatic confirmation of positives). The county anticipates approximately 25,031 tests annually. No other recent state and local opportunities appear under this code, limiting visibility into geographic spread or issuing-body patterns.