UNSPSC 51241614: Coal tar/salicylic acid/zinc oxide

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 DE820. This VA Drug Class (DE820) classifies this compound as belonging to the group ANTIPSORIATICS, TOPICAL.

UNSPSC 51241614 Coal tar/salicylic acid/zinc oxide (Commodity) shows minimal alignment between the code's nominal scope and recent state and local solicitations. The single relevant recent opportunity—City of Austin's IFB 2200 CSH1061—procures liquid aluminum sulfate (alum) for wastewater treatment phosphorus removal, a chemical coagulant outside the code's stated focus on coal tar and salicylic acid compounds. The second opportunity in the source (City of Tampa Fire Rescue's ITB 25-P-00157 for medical aid supplies) is unrelated to either the code name or the alum procurement and appears to be miscoded. State and local purchasing offices are not currently soliciting coal tar or salicylic acid products under this code in the available record.

The Austin water utility's alum procurement is the only documented activity under this code in recent months. The city sought 179,200 gallons annually of 47–49% unpackaged liquid aluminum sulfate, FOB destination, with local and small business preference discounts (5% for local, 3% for small business, combinable) available on bids up to $500,000. Bidders were required to hold NSF approval, maintain minimum inventory of 9,000 gallons per distribution location, and provide three current municipal wastewater references from Texas facilities. Pricing was firm for 12 months with annual adjustments capped at 25% based on the Producer Price Index. Bids were due August 25, 2026. The code's actual procurement activity appears confined to chemical treatment supplies for water utilities rather than the therapeutic or industrial compounds the UNSPSC designation implies, and frequency is too sparse to characterize an issuing-body mix or establish a meaningful geographic pattern.