UNSPSC 51273819: Camphor/menthol/methyl salicylate/tartrazine

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 DE650. This VA Drug Class (DE650) classifies this compound as belonging to the group ANALGESICS, TOPICAL.

UNSPSC 51273819 Camphor/menthol/methyl salicylate/tartrazine is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunity tagged to this code — Seminole County, Florida's procurement of naloxone and drug deactivation systems — bears no clear relationship to the chemical compounds the code nominally describes. The county is soliciting pharmaceutical and medical-response products through a competitive bidding process (IFB60459723LAS), not the topical analgesics or food additives the code name suggests. This misalignment indicates either a data-entry error in the source tagging or a fundamental category mismatch in how the opportunity was indexed.

The single sourced opportunity shows a county government (Seminole County, Florida) seeking 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford, Florida. The IFB closed on July 26, 2023, with electronic bid submission required through the county's e-Procurement Portal. Vendors must include shipping and delivery costs, meet E-Verify compliance and drug-free workplace certification, and maintain workers' compensation and commercial general liability insurance. The contract carries a two-year initial term with a one-year renewal option and a three-month probationary period allowing termination for or without cause. The procurement may be FEMA-funded, introducing additional federal compliance requirements. The code shows little relevant recent activity under its stated scope of camphor and related compounds in state and local procurement.