UNSPSC 51441704: Barium sulfate/methylcellulose

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 DX101. This VA Drug Class (DX101) classifies this compound as belonging to the group NON-IONIC CONTRAST MEDIA.

UNSPSC 51441704 Barium sulfate/methylcellulose is a Commodity code that shows minimal relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The two most recent opportunities posted under this code involve X-ray system maintenance services (Broward County Aviation Department) and copper sulfate supply (Pasco County, Florida) — neither of which aligns with the code's nominal scope of barium sulfate or methylcellulose products. State and local agencies do not appear to be actively sourcing the chemical compounds the code name describes; the tagged opportunities suggest either miscoding by issuing procurement offices or a sharp divergence between the code's intended use and current state and local buying patterns.

The single opportunity directly relevant to the code's scope would require substantial supplier investigation. Broward County's RFI, posted June 25, 2026 with responses due July 28, 2026, concerns sole-source maintenance services for Rapiscan X-ray inspection equipment — a specialized service market unlikely to generate sustained commodity-level procurement. Pasco County's June 3, 2026 RFQ for copper sulfate (due June 26, 2026) represents an as-needed supply arrangement but falls outside the barium sulfate/methylcellulose category. The code does not reflect active, routine state and local procurement demand, and business development efforts would be better directed toward categories showing consistent issuing-body engagement and geographic spread.