UNSPSC 51172008: Cholic acid

This classification denotes a cholagogue or choleretic agent with the molecular formula C24H40O5, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier G1JO7801AE, chemically known as 3,7,12-trihydroxycholan-24-oic acid but generally known as cholic acid, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 303. European Medicines Agency schedules Cholic acid in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB13348MIG.

World Health Organization schedules cholic acid in its Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification. Most nations schedule cholic acid under HS 29181900 and SITC 51392. As of Q4 2014, CHOLIC ACID remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity. Cholic acid bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0055568 and NCI Concept Code C91035. SMILES: OC1C2(C(C3C(C4(C(CC3O)CC(O)CC4)C)C1)CCC2C(CCC(=O)O)C)C.

UNSPSC 51172008 Cholic acid is a Commodity code that maps to a Collin County, Texas procurement for offender specimen collection and drug testing services—a significant disconnect between the code's nominal pharmaceutical scope and the work actually being solicited. State and local governments buy laboratory drug-testing services under this code designation, not cholic acid or other chemical compounds. Collin County's Community Supervision and Corrections Department is seeking a vendor to operate two specimen collection sites in Plano and McKinney, manage an Interactive Voice Response notification system, perform immunoassay screening with LC/MS/MS or GC/MS confirmation, conduct alternative testing via oral fluid and hair methodologies, and deliver electronic result reporting. The successful vendor must hold lab certification from SAMHSA, the Texas Department of Public Safety, or CAP. The contract covers approximately 25,031 tests annually across five-panel and six-panel screens with ancillary testing. Pricing is submitted on a per-test basis across three service models (screening only, screening with confirmation, or screening with automatic confirmation of positives), and the vendor must absorb all freight, delivery, insurance, and staffing costs with no surcharges. This code shows little alignment with its stated pharmaceutical commodity definition.

Collin County posted RFP 2026-327 on September 25, 2026, with an original response deadline of July 23, 2026 (indicating a date error in the solicitation record). The estimated contract value is $600,000 over a two-year initial term with three optional one-year renewals. Award is anticipated August 10, 2026, to the responsible contractor whose proposal offers the best evaluated value across vendor understanding (30 points), firm qualifications (25 points), client references (15 points), cost (30 points), and optional phase demonstrations and interviews (up to 30 points). The contract is funded by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Community Justice Assistance Division, subject to annual appropriation availability. Price redetermination is limited to September 1 anniversaries and capped at 3.0 percent annual increases based on the medical Consumer Price Index. No other recent state or local opportunities appear under this code.