UNSPSC 51342100: Antiviral benzimidazoles

Antiviral drugs made from compounds with a benzene fused to imidazoles.

UNSPSC 51342100 Antiviral benzimidazoles is a Class code that, based on recent state and local procurement activity, covers the supply of pharmaceutical products including antivirals, antimicrobials, and related drug-deactivation systems sourced through piggyback contracts and direct competitive bidding. State and local health departments and county public-health agencies are the primary issuing bodies under this code. The Illinois Department of Public Health and Seminole County, Florida have posted recent procurements, signaling activity across both state health authorities and county-level community health operations. Scope includes bulk pharmaceutical supply agreements with specified shelf-life requirements, quarterly or ongoing delivery schedules to designated health facilities, and ancillary products such as naloxone and safe drug-deactivation systems. Vendors must typically meet drug-free workplace certification, E-Verify compliance, and carry workers' compensation and liability insurance.

Recent procurement activity appears concentrated in Florida and Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a piggyback pharmaceutical warehouse contract to Chartwell Rx LLC on August 28, 2026 for Doxycycline Hyclate 100mg tablets and Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride 500mg tablets with a total value of $2,999,999.11 over the full contract term including renewals, with an initial 12-month term and two optional renewal years. Seminole County, Florida issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB 60459723LAS) posted June 30, 2026 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; the bid deadline was July 26, 2023, and the procurement included FEMA funding considerations and a three-month probationary termination option.