UNSPSC 51173218: Capsicum/cascara sagrada/ginger/nux vomica

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 GA209. This VA Drug Class (GA209) classifies this compound as belonging to the group LAXATIVES, OTHER.

UNSPSC 51173218 Capsicum/cascara sagrada/ginger/nux vomica is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers drug testing services and laboratory screening operations rather than botanical or herbal products. Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department's RFP 2026-327 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services—the only recent opportunity tagged to this code—solicits immunoassay screening with LC/MS/MS or GC/MS confirmation, oral fluid and hair testing, and electronic result reporting under a two-year contract with optional renewals. The scope includes staffing two collection sites in Plano and McKinney operating Monday through Friday plus five Saturdays annually, management of an Interactive Voice Response system for randomized testing notifications, and lab certification maintenance from SAMHSA, TX DPS, or CAP. Pricing is per-test basis across three service models: screening only, confirmation after screening, and screening with automatic confirmation of positives. The issuing body is a county department within a criminal justice system, indicating that this code may capture corrections and probation-related laboratory and testing procurement rather than its nominal botanical scope.

The recent activity is concentrated in Texas, with Collin County as the identified buyer. The RFP 2026-327 had a due date of July 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., with an anticipated award date of August 10, 2026 and a contract commencement of September 1, 2026. The estimated contract value is $600,000 over the initial two-year term, with annual testing demand of approximately 25,031 tests. The county reserves the right to award in whole or in part to multiple vendors. The source supports no other recent opportunities under this code; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a tagging error or that the code's use in state and local procurement diverges significantly from its intended botanical classification.