UNSPSC 51191966: Ferrous gluconate

Iron supplement.

UNSPSC 51191966 Ferrous gluconate is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to procure chemical products for water treatment and pharmaceutical supply chains, though the recent solicitations posted under this code reflect a broader chemical supply procurement pattern than the code's nominal scope suggests. State and local issuing bodies—municipalities, state departments of administration, and cooperative purchasing alliances—solicit ferrous gluconate and related chemical commodities primarily for water pollution control facilities and for pharmaceutical distribution networks serving public health systems. The City of Meriden and the Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP) represent the kinds of repeat buyers active in this space; municipalities source individual chemicals for treatment operations, while state-level cooperative purchasing vehicles aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions and facilities to negotiate volume pricing with manufacturers and authorized wholesalers.

Recent activity centers on Connecticut and Minnesota. The City of Meriden issued IFB B027-15 for sodium bisulfite supply to its Water Pollution Control Facility with responses due July 29, 2026, requiring $1 million to $2 million in general liability coverage and performance and payment bonds. MMCAP, administering cooperative purchasing for Minnesota and participating states including Oregon, issued an RFP (S1070000015802) on January 20, 2026 for generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products with a March 26, 2026 response deadline; awarded vendors must supply through three authorized wholesalers and comply with cGMP and Drug Supply Chain Security Act requirements, with a 3 percent administrative fee applied to all contract purchases. Pricing evaluation in both solicitations emphasizes unit cost and price competitiveness; no set-aside designations appear in the available documentation for the MMCAP procurement.