UNSPSC 51385617: Aspirin methyl ester

This classification denotes a cyclooxygenase inhibitor with the molecular formula C10H10O4, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 7FX481V180, chemically known as benzoic acid, 2-(acetyloxy)-, methyl ester, but more generally known as aspirin methyl ester, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 68484. European Medicines Agency schedules aspirin methyl ester or its base in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB20435.

Most nations, for tariff purposes, schedule aspirin methyl ester under HS 29182200. SMILES: CC(=O)OC1CCCCC1C(=O)OC.

UNSPSC 51385617 Aspirin methyl ester is a Commodity code whose recent state and local solicitations show a significant mismatch with the nominal taxonomy name. The single recent opportunity posted under this code, Seminole County, Florida's IFB 60459723LAS, solicits procurement of naloxone and safe drug deactivation systems — pharmaceutical overdose-reversal agents and related medical safety equipment unrelated to aspirin or its derivatives. This divergence suggests either a data-entry error in the issuing body's coding or that the code has been repurposed locally to capture emergency medical supplies and community health interventions outside the aspirin methyl ester product category. The work being solicited is recurring supply procurement with quarterly deliveries, drug-free workplace and E-Verify compliance, and fixed-fee pricing on a two-year initial term with one-year renewal option.

Seminole County, Florida is the single identified recent buyer under this code. The IFB, posted June 30, 2026 with a response deadline of July 26, 2023 (note: date discrepancy in the source record), requires 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually, shipped to the Seminole County Community Health Building in Sanford with all delivery costs borne by the vendor. The procurement does not designate explicit set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, though vendors must maintain workers' compensation, commercial general liability, and professional liability insurance, with potential FEMA funding introducing federal compliance requirements including the Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The narrow activity under this code and the mismatch between the code name and the actual goods being procured suggest limited ongoing state and local purchasing momentum for this taxonomy entry.