UNSPSC 51192417: Ascorbic acid/folic acid/iron

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 VT809. This VA Drug Class (VT809) classifies this compound as belonging to the group VITAMIN COMBINATIONS, OTHER.

UNSPSC 51192417 Ascorbic acid/folic acid/iron is a Commodity code for nutritional supplement ingredients and finished-goods formulations that state and local governments procure primarily for public health programs, school nutrition services, and community health initiatives. The code spans bulk chemical ingredients used in dietary supplement manufacturing as well as finished vitamin and mineral products distributed through government-funded health and nutrition programs. State and local buyers under this code include state health departments, county public health agencies, school districts operating nutrition programs, and special-purpose districts managing community wellness initiatives. The scope includes ascorbic acid (vitamin C), folic acid (vitamin B9), and iron compounds in various forms — powders, tablets, capsules, and liquid formulations — used to address nutritional deficiencies in at-risk populations or as preventive supplementation in school breakfast and lunch programs.

The source provided contains no recent state and local solicitation activity under this code, making it difficult to characterize current geographic concentration, issuing-body frequency, or representative recent opportunities. Without posted RFPs, RFQs, IBFs, or ITBs naming this code, the activity level under UNSPSC 51192417 remains unclear. Firms evaluating this code should monitor state health department procurement portals, county nutrition program channels, and school district cooperative purchasing vehicles for emerging demand signals, as nutritional supplementation procurement often flows through cooperative agreements or standing supply contracts rather than discrete solicitations.