UNSPSC 51461528: Angelica root

This classification denotes a natural product which US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 885452N0GZ and which the Integrated Taxonomic Information System classifies under Taxonomic Serial Number 29431 as a member of Kingdom Plantae, Subkingdom Viridaeplantae, Infrakingdom Streptophyta, Division Tracheophyta, Subdivision Spermatophytina, Infradivision Angiospermae, Class Magnoliopsida, Superorder Asteranae, Order Apiales, Family Apiaceae, and Genus Angelica L., more commonly known as WILD CELERY or, as here, CELERY ROOT.

UNSPSC 51461528 Angelica root is a Commodity code covering botanical pharmaceutical ingredients and herbal preparations sourced for use in state and local government healthcare and institutional settings. State and local procurement activity under this code centers on purchasing generic pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter products through cooperative purchasing vehicles and multi-source vendor agreements, with recent solicitations seeking manufacturers capable of supplying products through established pharmaceutical distribution networks with FDA compliance, cGMP certification, and Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) compliance. The primary issuing bodies are state departments of administration and multistate cooperative purchasing alliances that coordinate procurement across participating state agencies, local government facilities, and institutional healthcare providers.

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 (due March 26, 2026) to establish multiple contracts for generic multi-source pharmaceuticals and OTC products for distribution across participating state and local government facilities including Oregon. The solicitation requires vendors to supply products through three authorized wholesalers—AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (Cencora), Cardinal Health 110 and 112, and Morris & Dickson Co., LLC—with awarded vendors effective July 1, 2026. Evaluation criteria weight price competitiveness at 75 percent, fixed pricing at 10 percent, compliance with administrative fee data formatting at 5 percent, EDI capability at 5 percent, and agreement to a 3 percent administrative fee at 5 percent. Vendors must maintain commercial general liability of $5,000,000 per occurrence, network security and privacy liability of $2,000,000, and professional liability of $2,000,000, with contract terms of two years for new responders and optional extensions at MMCAP's discretion through June 30, 2028 for incumbent responders.