UNSPSC 51441701: Medronate disodium/stannous chloride

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 DX202. This VA Drug Class (DX202) classifies this compound as belonging to the group NON-IMAGING AGENTS RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS.

UNSPSC 51441701 Medronate disodium/stannous chloride is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of specialized chemical products and related services, though recent solicitations under this code show substantial misalignment with the nominal pharmaceutical/diagnostic chemical scope. State and local bodies issuing under this code span county aviation departments, water management authorities, and other operational agencies with specialized chemical needs. The work being solicited includes maintenance and repair services for proprietary X-ray inspection systems and supply of industrial chemicals such as copper sulfate in crystal and liquid form on an as-needed basis. The code appears to function as a catch-all classification for chemical commodities and associated technical services that do not fit neatly into narrower categories, resulting in heterogeneous procurement activity that ranges from high-tech equipment maintenance contracts to commodity chemical supply agreements.

Recent activity shows geographic spread across Florida, with Broward County Aviation Department issuing an RFI (solicitation BLD2132311F1, responses due July 28, 2026) seeking to confirm whether maintenance services for Rapiscan X-ray inspection systems are sole-source or available from multiple vendors, and Pasco County issuing an RFQ (RFQFP261004, responses due June 26, 2026) for as-needed supply of large copper sulfate crystals and liquid copper sulfate. The Broward opportunity represents specialized technical contracting around proprietary equipment, while the Pasco solicitation exemplifies routine chemical supply sourcing. Neither opportunity directly reflects the code's nominal pharmaceutical positioning, suggesting that state and local procurement offices have mapped chemically diverse work to this single commodity code without distinction between diagnostic pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals.