UNSPSC 51173225: Dehydrocholic acid/docusate

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 51173225 Dehydrocholic acid/docusate is a Commodity code nominally covering pharmaceutical products, but recent state and local solicitation activity under this code does not reflect pharmaceutical procurement. Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department's RFP 2026-327 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services, posted September 25, 2026, is plainly unrelated to the code's stated scope of dehydrocholic acid and docusate products. The county is soliciting laboratory testing services including immunoassay screening, LC/MS/MS and GC/MS confirmation, oral fluid and hair testing methodologies, and staffing of two collection sites in Plano and McKinney — a profile that maps to clinical laboratory services or corrections-related drug testing, not pharmaceutical ingredient supply. This code shows little relevant recent activity for vendors in the pharmaceutical or drug manufacturing supply chain.

The single posted opportunity under this code is a Collin County, Texas RFP with an estimated contract value of $600,000 and a contract term of two years commencing September 1, 2026, with three optional one-year renewal periods. Proposals were due July 23, 2026, with anticipated award on August 10, 2026; this timeline has now passed. The mismatch between the code's pharmaceutical descriptor and the actual work being solicited suggests either a tagging error in the source data or discontinuation of purchases under this particular commodity classification by state and local buyers. No additional recent opportunities appear in the dataset.