UNSPSC 51191900: Nutritional therapy products

This classification denotes products in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance.

UNSPSC 51191900 Nutritional therapy products is a Class code that encompasses durable medical equipment and medical supplies for developmental centers and specialized healthcare facilities, as well as infant formula and related nutritional products for state welfare and public health programs. State and local governments procure enteral feeding supplies and pumps, ostomy supplies, urological equipment, tracheostomy supplies, oxygen systems, respiratory devices, mobility aids, diabetic monitoring supplies, and infant formula under this code. Issuing bodies include state developmental centers, state health and human services departments managing WIC programs, county governments, and other public facilities. Procurement typically occurs through competitive bidding structured around Medicare fee schedules for durable medical equipment or federal nutrition program requirements for infant formula, with vendors required to hold Medicare certification or FDA food registration and comply with extensive state certifications covering regulatory compliance, insurance, prevailing wage, and cybersecurity standards.

Recent activity is concentrated in Illinois and Michigan, with additional solicitation from Florida for copper sulfate and Georgia for supplemental groceries. Murray Developmental Center in Centralia, Illinois posted two successive durable medical equipment vendor solicitations in June 2026 (responses due June 10 and June 30) seeking Medicare-compliant suppliers for enteral feeding, mobility aids, respiratory equipment, and diabetic supplies delivered on demand with loaner equipment guarantees. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services conducted a multi-round RFP (posted February 17, 2026, closing April 6, 2026) for an infant formula rebate program contractor to supply approximately 13.1 million units of milk-based and soy-based formula across 83 counties serving 41,100 WIC infants over 60 months; Mead Johnson & Company, LLC was awarded the contract at a rebate price of $38,223.023 per month. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an invitation to bid in March 2026 for supplemental grocery purchases including beverages, frozen items, and nutritional products for county facilities with delivery to three locations within 72 hours of order. Pasco County, Florida solicited copper sulfate crystals and liquid on an as-needed indefinite-quantity basis in June 2026, though this opportunity lies outside the nominal nutritional therapy scope.