UNSPSC 51172325: Pentetic acid

This classification denotes a metal chelator with the molecular formula C14H23N3O10, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 7A314HQM0I, chemically known as 1,1,4,7,7-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid but generally known as pentetic acid, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 3053. European Medicines Agency schedules Pentetic acid in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB09689MIG.

UNSPSC 51172325 Pentetic acid is a Commodity code that nominally describes a chelating agent used in medical diagnostics and remediation, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows limited alignment with pentetic acid itself. The three recent opportunities tagged to this code span drug testing services, therapeutic pharmacy initiatives, and generic pharmaceutical distribution—none of which involve pentetic acid as a primary deliverable or distinguishing scope element. Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department's RFP for offender specimen collection and drug testing services (due July 23, 2026, estimated value $600,000) focuses on immunoassay screening, LC/MS/MS or GC/MS confirmation, and laboratory operations rather than chelation chemistry. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Request for Information on direct-to-manufacturer prescriptions and the Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance's RFP for generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products similarly address pharmacy supply chain and distribution logistics without pentetic acid specificity. The issuing bodies are state health and criminal justice departments and cooperative purchasing alliances serving multiple state and local jurisdictions, not organizations procuring diagnostic or chelation products.

The recent activity spans Texas (Collin County and state HHS commission) and Minnesota (MMCAP cooperative), with no other geographic concentration evident in the source. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent procurement suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or limited current demand for pentetic acid under state and local procurement channels. Business development professionals should verify whether opportunities tagged to this code represent genuine pentetic acid demand or reflect categorization drift; the three named solicitations do not support a pursue recommendation on pentetic acid grounds alone.