UNSPSC 51284806: Iodine/potassium iodide

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 DE101. This VA Drug Class (DE101) classifies this compound as belonging to the group ANTIBACTERIAL, TOPICAL.

UNSPSC 51284806 Iodine/potassium iodide is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, encompasses medical and pharmaceutical supply procurement spanning emergency responder consumables, pharmacy benefit program administration, and broader clinical inventory management rather than iodine compounds per se. State and local buyers under this code include county health departments, municipal fire and rescue divisions, state pharmacy benefit programs, and cooperative purchasing alliances serving multi-state networks of public agencies. The work being solicited ranges from direct procurement of emergency medical supplies (respiratory equipment, cardiac monitoring devices, bandaging materials, and pharmaceutical consumables) to facilitation of generic pharmaceutical sourcing through authorized wholesaler networks and exploration of direct-to-manufacturer pharmacy contracting models. Issuing bodies include county health departments (Seminole County, Florida), city fire rescue operations (City of Tampa), state health and human services commissions (Texas HHS Commission), and regional cooperative purchasing entities (Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance serving participating state and local facilities across multiple states including Oregon).

Geographic activity centers on Florida (Seminole County emergency medical procurement and City of Tampa sheltered-market medical supply bid with an estimated contract value of $700,000.00), Texas (HHS Commission RFI on direct-to-manufacturer prescription fulfillment), and multi-state cooperative purchasing anchored in Minnesota (MMCAP RFP for generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products). Representative recent opportunities include Seminole County's IFB for 1,900 units of Naloxone and 800 Safe Drug Deactivation Systems annually with quarterly deliveries due by July 26, 2023; the City of Tampa's IFB for 169 line items of medical and first aid supplies for the Fire Department Rescue Division due March 13, 2026, designated as a sheltered market opportunity for certified Small Local Business Enterprises with a 5 percent bid discount cap of $10,000; and MMCAP's RFP to establish multiple generic pharmaceutical and OTC product contracts with proposals due March 26, 2026, requiring vendors to supply through three authorized wholesalers with awards effective July 1, 2026.