UNSPSC 51201609: Measles virus vaccine

This classification denotes a vaccine for a highly contagious infectious disease caused by morbillivirus, common among children but also seen in the nonimmune of any age, in which the virus enters the respiratory tract via droplet nuclei and multiplies in the epithelial cells, spreading throughout the mononuclear phagocyte system.

UNSPSC 51201609 Measles virus vaccine is a Commodity code under which state and local health departments procure immunization products. The recent solicitation activity under this code shows little direct alignment with the code's nominal scope; the sole identified recent opportunity is a Mississippi State Department of Health sole source notice for Yellow Fever Vaccine from Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., posted July 13, 2026, which does not match the measles vaccine framing of the code itself. State health departments and related public health entities are the primary issuing bodies under this code tier, typically acquiring vaccines for routine immunization programs, disease outbreak response, and public health campaigns.

The code sees sporadic activity among state health agencies. The Mississippi procurement represents sole source authority invoked under state procurement rules, with an objection period running through August 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CST; the notice does not specify quantity, contract term, estimated value, or pricing. State procurement officers evaluate vaccine solicitations under this code primarily in the context of narrow source availability — vaccine manufacturing is concentrated among a small number of FDA-licensed producers, and sole source justifications based on exclusive supplier status are common in this commodity family. No volume, dollar value, or multi-state activity data is present in the recent record to characterize geographic concentration or procurement scale.