UNSPSC 51241401: Benzalkonium chloride/polyoxyethylene

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 DE752. This VA Drug Class (DE752) classifies this compound as belonging to the group ANTIACNE AGENTS, TOPICAL.

UNSPSC 51241401 Benzalkonium chloride/polyoxyethylene is a Commodity code that maps to a narrower set of first-aid and medical supply procurement than the chemical compound name suggests. The City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department's recent ITB for medical aid supplies shows that state and local governments use this code to buy antiseptic sprays, hydrogen peroxide, pain relievers, bandages, first aid kits, emergency blankets, and other front-line medical consumables for emergency response and occupational health. The scope includes items with expiration-date requirements and ranges from single-unit to high-volume annual purchases (up to 2,700 units per item). Issuing bodies under this code include fire departments within municipal governments; the single recent opportunity shows a city fire rescue operation managing a comprehensive medical supply refresh.

The Tampa Fire Rescue ITB (25P00157), posted April 24, 2026 with a due date of April 9, 2025, budgeted $100,000 for a one-year award period with two optional one-year renewals. The solicitation included set-aside provisions for City-certified Small Local Business Enterprises and Underutilized Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprises, offering bid discounts up to $10,000 for SLBEs and $20,000 for U-WMBEs. Evaluation criteria stressed product quality, vendor responsibility, financial condition, and local ordinance compliance. The solicitation is the only recent state and local opportunity posted under this code in the source data, making geographic or issuing-body concentration unclear from current activity.