UNSPSC 51172504: Charcoal/sorbitol

This classification denotes a combination drug defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in its (VA's) National Drug File (NDF), which falls under VA Drug Class AD900. This VA Drug Class (AD900) classifies this compound as belonging to the group ANTIDOTES/DETERRENTS, OTHER.

UNSPSC 51172504 Charcoal/sorbitol is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement shows minimal alignment with its nominal scope. The three recent opportunities posted under this code—Seminole County's procurement of naloxone and drug deactivation systems, Texas HHS's request for information on direct-to-manufacturer prescription programs, and Minnesota's multistate cooperative purchasing RFP for generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products—are pharmaceutical supply and health services acquisitions, not charcoal or sorbitol products. State and local issuing bodies tagging opportunities under this code include county health departments (Seminole County, Florida), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and cooperative purchasing alliances serving multiple jurisdictions (Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance, with participant states including Oregon). The code appears to be used for pharmaceutical and drug-related acquisitions across health departments and cooperative purchasing vehicles, though the mismatch between the code's nominal chemical commodity scope and the actual procurement activity is pronounced.

Geographic activity centers on Florida, Texas, and Minnesota, with the Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle extending reach across multiple states including Oregon. Recent solicitations include Seminole County's IFB for 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries (response deadline July 26, 2023), Texas HHS's RFI on direct-to-manufacturer prescription programs (response deadline April 3, 2026), and Minnesota MMCAP's RFP for generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products through authorized wholesalers AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and Morris & Dickson, with proposals due March 26, 2026 and contract effectiveness July 1, 2026. The code shows recent activity but little actual procurement of charcoal or sorbitol products; firms pursuing opportunities tagged under this code should verify that the actual scope matches their service lines before investing in proposal development.