UNSPSC 51283933: Aldesulfone sodium or sulfoxone

This classification denotes a sulfonamide anti-infective agent with the molecular formula C14H16N2O6S3, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 0G3C18OH4D, chemically known as methanesulfinic acid, (sulfonylbis(4,1-phenyleneimino))bis- but generally known as sulfoxone, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 5351. Aldesulfone sodium or sulfoxone bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0075606 and NCI Concept Code C72856. SMILES: C1=CC(=CC=C1NCS(=O)O)S(=O)(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)NCS(=O)O.

UNSPSC 51283933 Aldesulfone sodium or sulfoxone is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local procurement activity, reflects pharmaceutical supply rather than the narrow chemical compound the code name suggests. State and local health departments and county health authorities are using this code to procure pharmaceutical products through warehouse supply agreements and direct purchase orders, typically via cooperative purchasing vehicles like MMCAP Infuse or competitive sealed bids. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a $2,999,999.11 piggyback pharmaceutical warehouse contract through MMCAP Infuse to Chartwell Rx LLC in August 2026 for Doxycycline Hyclate 100mg tablets and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride 500mg tablets on a 12-month initial term with two optional renewal years. Seminole County, Florida issued a competitive IFB in June 2026 seeking 1,900 units of Naloxone and 800 Safe Drug Deactivation Systems annually with quarterly deliveries, under a two-year initial contract with one-year renewal option. The code appears to capture state departments of health and county health agencies as primary issuing bodies, with purchasing structured around cooperative consortia and sealed competitive bidding.

Activity under the code centers on Illinois and Florida, with the Illinois procurement leveraging a multi-state cooperative vehicle and the Florida procurement structured as a county-level direct purchase. The Illinois award to Chartwell Rx LLC was uncontested under an Invitation for Bid process with no set-aside utilization, while Seminole County's procurement required E-Verify compliance, drug-free workplace certification, and compliance with federal environmental regulations due to potential FEMA funding, with a three-month probationary termination clause. Response dates on recent solicitations range from July 2023 (Seminole County) through September 2026 (Illinois), though the Illinois opportunity was a completed award rather than an open solicitation at posting. No recent open solicitations under this code are currently active for pursuit.