UNSPSC 51461519: Bilberry

This classification denotes a natural product which US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 9P2U39H18W and which the Integrated Taxonomic Information System classifies under Taxonomic Serial Number 23591 as a member of Kingdom Plantae, Subkingdom Viridaeplantae, Infrakingdom Streptophyta, Division Tracheophyta, Subdivision Spermatophytina, Infradivision Angiospermae, Class Magnoliopsida, Superorder Asteranae, Order Ericales, Family Ericaceae, Genus Vaccinium L., and more commonly known as the simple BILBERRY, of which there are several varieties.

UNSPSC 51461519 Bilberry is a Commodity code that designates individual pharmaceutical products and nutritional supplements. The recent solicitation activity under this code does not show state and local governments purchasing bilberry specifically; instead, the Minnesota Multistate Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP), administered by the Minnesota Department of Administration's Office of State Procurement, issued an RFP on January 20, 2026 for generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter products broadly, with bilberry potentially falling within the OTC product category if vendors include it in their product portfolios. The scope covers manufacturers supplying comprehensive pricing for identified pharmaceutical products with specific National Drug Codes (NDC), along with detailed product specifications including NDC codes, SKUs, UPCs, generic descriptions, strength, dosage form, trade names, and packaging configurations. Products must be distributed through three authorized wholesalers — AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (Cencora), Cardinal Health 110 and 112, and Morris & Dickson Co., LLC — with all products requiring FDA compliance, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) certification, and Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) compliance. The issuing body is a multistate cooperative purchasing vehicle, and participating jurisdictions include Minnesota, Oregon, and other member state and local government facilities.

The MMCAP RFP closing date is March 26, 2026, with questions due by February 18, 2026 and awarded vendors to be provided to authorized wholesalers by May 15, 2026, with resulting agreements effective July 1, 2026. Evaluation criteria weight price competitiveness at 75 percent, with the remaining 25 percent divided among fixed pricing for the contract term (10 percent), compliance with administrative fee data format requirements (5 percent), EDI capability (5 percent), and agreement to a 3 percent administrative fee (5 percent). Vendors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including commercial general liability of $5,000,000 per occurrence and professional liability of $2,000,000, establish contractual relationships with at least two of the three authorized wholesalers with chargeback systems in place, and submit proposals through the ePro procurement system using Google Chrome with pricing and product information in designated Excel spreadsheet format converted to CSV. The contract term is two years for new responders with optional extensions at MMCAP's sole discretion, while incumbent responders' amendments will align with existing expiration dates through June 30, 2028.