UNSPSC 51281670: Spectinomycin sulfate

This classification denotes an antibiotic with the molecular formula C14H24N2O7.H2O4S, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier BZ0H4TLF9X. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule spectinomycin sulfate under HS 29419000 and SITC 54139. As of Q4 2014, SPECTINOMYCIN SULFATE remains US FDA's Preferred Term for this commodity. Spectinomycin sulfate bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C2983840 and NCI Concept Code C90691.

SMILES: C[C@@H]1CC(=O)[C@]2([C@@H](O1)O[C@@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]3O2)NC)O)NC)O)O.OS(=O)(=O)O.

UNSPSC 51281670 Spectinomycin sulfate is a Commodity code that nominally denotes a specific pharmaceutical antibiotic, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with the code's narrow pharmaceutical scope. The most recent solicitations posted against this code involve naloxone and drug deactivation systems, direct-to-manufacturer prescription programs, medical and first aid supplies for emergency response, and generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter products — none of which match spectinomycin sulfate specifically. The mismatch suggests that either the code is being applied broadly by some issuing bodies to capture pharmaceutical procurement more generally, or that recent opportunities have been miscoded. State and local governments are using this code space for acquisitions spanning emergency medical supplies, pharmacy benefit management, and generic drug sourcing, but the code as named does not reflect the actual procurement activity appearing in current solicitations.

Activity under this code involves county health departments, state health agencies, and municipal fire departments across Florida and Texas, with evidence of cooperative purchasing vehicles such as MMCAP (Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance) extending reach to Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include Seminole County, Florida's IFB60459723LAS for naloxone and drug deactivation systems with a response deadline of July 26, 2023; the City of Tampa's invitation to bid (26P00145) for medical and first aid supplies for the Tampa Fire Department, due March 13, 2026, with an estimated contract value of $700,000.00 and a small local business enterprise set-aside; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's RFI HHS0017013 on therapeutic pharmacy initiatives, due April 3, 2026; and MMCAP's RFP for generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products, due March 26, 2026. The absence of spectinomycin sulfate as a named line item in any of these opportunities, combined with the broad pharmaceutical scope of concurrent solicitations, signals low current relevance of this Commodity code for firms targeting specific antibiotic supply chains.