UNSPSC 51473910: Sodium lauryl sulfate/sorbic acid/standapol

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 DE400. This VA Drug Class (DE400) classifies this compound as belonging to the group SOAPS/SHAMPOOS/SOAP-FREE CLEANSERS.

UNSPSC 51473910 Sodium lauryl sulfate/sorbic acid/standapol is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity tied to its nominal chemical-surfactant and preservative scope. The three most recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code span a District Attorney canine procurement (Washington County, Oregon), athletic training services for fire and police departments (City of Tucson), and medical aid supplies including bandages and first aid items (City of Tampa Fire Rescue). Of these, only the Tampa medical supplies solicitation has plausible alignment with cleaning or hygiene chemical procurement; the other two postings are plainly unrelated to the code's product category and suggest tagging errors in the issuing bodies' procurement systems.

The geographic spread across Oregon, Arizona, and Florida reflects the opportunistic nature of the recent postings rather than sustained market demand. The City of Tampa's ITB 25-P-00157 for medical aid supplies, due April 9, 2025, is the only candidate for legitimate commodity procurement under this code, although the detailed scope focuses on bandages, antiseptic sprays, hydrogen peroxide, and first aid kits rather than sodium lauryl sulfate or sorbic acid specifically. The solicitation reserves a 5% bid discount (capped at $10,000 for SLBEs and $20,000 for U-WMBEs) and targets certified small local business enterprises and underutilized minority-owned vendors. Procurement professionals should treat this code as currently dormant for specialty chemical procurement at the state and local level and monitor whether future opportunities correctly tag cleaning or preservative chemical buys to this or a higher-tier family code.