UNSPSC 51362000: Hypnotic benzodiazepines

Hypnotic drugs made from a group of two-ring heterocyclic compounds consisting of a benzene ring fused to a diazepine ring.

UNSPSC 51362000 Hypnotic benzodiazepines is a Class code that describes pharmaceutical products purchased by state and local health agencies, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code do not align with its nominal scope. The three most recent opportunities—Seminole County's procurement of naloxone and drug deactivation systems, the Texas HHS Commission's RFI on direct-to-manufacturer prescription programs, and MMCAP's generic multi-source pharmaceuticals RFP—focus on opioid antagonists, pharmacy benefit management infrastructure, and broad generic pharmaceutical supply rather than benzodiazepines specifically. The issuing bodies include county health departments (Seminole County, Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHS Commission), and multi-state cooperative purchasing alliances (Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance serving state and local facilities across participating jurisdictions including Oregon). Solicitation types span RFQs, RFIs, and RFPs, reflecting the range of procurement approaches used to acquire pharmaceutical products and services.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Florida, Texas, and Minnesota-based multi-state cooperative arrangements, with the MMCAP structure indicating broader multi-jurisdictional participation. The Seminole County IFB (Solicitation IFB60459723LAS, due July 26, 2023) sought 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries; the Texas HHS RFI (HHS0017013, posted April 3, 2026) explored vendor capabilities for direct manufacturer-to-state pharmacy programs; and the MMCAP RFP (S1070000015802, due March 26, 2026) established multi-contract awards for generic and OTC pharmaceuticals across participating state and local facilities. The code's recent activity signal is weak relative to the breadth of pharmaceutical procurement occurring in these jurisdictions, suggesting that state and local agencies are applying this code inconsistently or that actual benzodiazepine procurement may not be generating visible solicitations in the tracked opportunities block.