UNSPSC 51201702: E Coli vaccines

This clasification denotes vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent or treat infections from a species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (gram-negative facultatively anaerobic rods) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce diarrhea and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins ( enterotoxigenic escherichia coli), etc.

UNSPSC 51201702 E Coli vaccines is a Commodity code that captures immunological agents procured by state health departments and related public health agencies. The single recent state and local opportunity posted under this code does not reflect E. coli vaccine procurement; instead, it records a sole source notice filed by the Mississippi State Department of Health for Yellow Fever Vaccine from Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., with an objection deadline of August 3, 2026. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitation signals that state and local jurisdictions may tag vaccine procurements inconsistently across UNSPSC categories, or that E. coli vaccine demand in this market segment remains too low to generate visible recent activity. State health departments appear to be the primary issuing bodies for vaccine purchases under this taxonomy tier.

Activity under this code shows minimal recent state and local procurement visibility. Beyond the single Mississippi Department of Health sole source notice, no other state or local E. coli vaccine solicitations appear in the recent opportunities block. The absence of competitive RFPs, RFQs, or ITBs and the mismatch between the code label and the Yellow Fever Vaccine notice suggest that either E. coli vaccine procurement is handled through standing state contracts, cooperative purchasing vehicles, or direct manufacturer relationships negotiated outside formal advertised solicitations, or demand remains concentrated enough that opportunities post infrequently. A business development professional evaluating this code should monitor state health department procurement channels directly and track vaccine-category sole source notices, as the pattern here suggests selective and often non-competitive procurement pathways.