UNSPSC 51241228: Lactic acid

This classification denotes an industrial aid, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 33X04XA5AT. European Medicines Agency schedules Lactate in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB41225. Lactic acid generally arises in the molecular formula C3H6O3. The term 'lactic acid' is an FDA designation. As of Q4 2014, LACTIC ACID remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity. Lactic acid bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0064582 and NCI Concept Code C76926. SMILES: CC(C(=O)O)O.

UNSPSC 51241228 Lactic acid is a Commodity code that in practice covers a broad range of medical and first aid supplies procured by state and local public safety and health agencies. The recent opportunity under this code shows state and local governments purchasing antiseptic sprays, hydrogen peroxide, bandages, first aid kits, emergency blankets, pain relievers, and related medical consumables for immediate operational use. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include municipal fire and rescue departments, which acquire these supplies on a regular replacement and replenishment basis. The code encompasses products with strict expiration-date requirements—often nine months or longer from acceptance—and relatively small per-unit quantities across a wide item range, typical of emergency-response inventory management.

The City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB 25P00157) in April 2026 for medical aid supplies across 32 line items, with an estimated annual budget of $100,000 and a response deadline of April 9, 2025. The solicitation offered 5% bid discounts for City-certified Small Local Business Enterprises and Underutilized Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprises, capping SLBE discounts at $10,000 and U-WMBE discounts at $20,000. The procurement anticipated a one-year initial award with two optional one-year renewals and required vendors to meet local certification, business-license, and criminal-history-screening compliance. Geographic concentration in recent activity is limited; the source reflects activity in Florida only, with no evidence of broader state or regional procurement patterns under this code in the current dataset.