UNSPSC 51441906: Metrizamide

This classification denotes a contrast agent with the molecular formula C18H22I3N3O8, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier RHH3W8F1CO, chemically known as 3-acetylamino-5-n-methyl-acetylamino-2,4,6-triiodobenzoyl glucosamine but more generally known as metrizamide, which bears U.S. National Institutes of Health Compound Identifier 35734. The European Medicines Agency schedules Metrizamide in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB08921MIG.

UNSPSC 51441906 Metrizamide is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses diagnostic imaging supplies and related equipment maintenance and warranty services. Recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show a much broader scope than the code name alone suggests: county corrections departments procuring extended warranties for X-ray machines, community college districts acquiring radiologic equipment and installation services, and aviation authorities seeking specialized maintenance for proprietary X-ray inspection systems. The issuing bodies include county government (corrections, aviation), county community college districts, and water authorities, indicating that the code captures both medical and industrial imaging applications across multiple service lines. The work ranges from capital equipment procurement with installation to warranty administration and specialized repair services for complex diagnostic systems.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, with three of four opportunities posted by Escambia County Correction, Broward County Aviation Department, and Pasco County. Maricopa County, Arizona posted the only non-Florida opportunity. The most recent representative solicitation is Maricopa County IFB 362910, posted October 1, 2026 with responses due October 22, 2026, for radiologic equipment and installation at three colleges. Escambia County Correction issued sole-source IFB SSCORALM2526005 on August 12, 2026 (due August 19, 2026) for extended warranty coverage on specified X-ray equipment. Broward County Aviation Department posted RFI BLD2132311F1 on June 25, 2026 (responses due July 28, 2026) as a notice of intent to procure sole-source or sole-brand maintenance services for Rapiscan X-ray inspection systems, inviting vendors to contest the sole-source designation or demonstrate comparable alternatives.