UNSPSC 51284002: Chlortetracycline

This classification denotes a tetracycline antibiotic with the molecular formula C22H23ClN2O8, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier WCK1KIQ23Q, chemically known as 2-(amino-hydroxy-methylidene)-7-chloro-4-dimethylamino-6,10,11,12a-tetrahydroxy-6-methyl-4,4a,5,5a-tetrahydrotetracene-1,3,12-trione but generally known as chlortetracycline, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 5280963.

UNSPSC 51284002 Chlortetracycline, a Commodity code, shows limited recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. The two opportunities posted in the recent window address pharmaceutical procurement but do not reflect purchases of chlortetracycline itself. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a completed piggyback pharmaceutical warehouse contract through the MMCAP Infuse consortium to Chartwell Rx LLC for Doxycycline Hyclate 100mg tablets and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride 500mg tablets, a $2,999,999.11 contract over three years with 12-month initial and renewal terms. Seminole County, Florida posted an IFB for 1,900 units of Naloxone and 800 Safe Drug Deactivation Systems annually, requiring quarterly deliveries to the county community health building. These solicitations reflect state health departments and county public health authorities as the primary issuing bodies under or near this code, focused on bulk pharmaceutical procurement for emergency response and disease management rather than animal feed additives or agricultural antibiotics that chlortetracycline typically serves.

Illinois and Florida dominate the recent opportunity set, with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Seminole County as the identified buyers. The Illinois award was closed as of August 2026 under an Invitation for Bid process; the Seminole County opportunity posted June 30, 2026 with a July 26, 2023 response deadline, indicating a timing discrepancy in the source data. The code appears underutilized for chlortetracycline procurement at the state and local level, with the recent records suggesting that when jurisdictions tag pharmaceutical purchases, they are purchasing finished-form antibiotics or emergency-response medications rather than raw chlortetracycline active pharmaceutical ingredient or animal health formulations. Firms pursuing this code should note the mismatch between the commodity name and actual procurement activity and investigate whether state and local demand exists under a different UNSPSC classification.