UNSPSC 53131648: Insect repellant

A substance applied to skin or clothing which discourages insects and arthropods in general from landing or climbing on that surface.

UNSPSC 53131648 Insect repellent (Commodity) covers products that state and local governments purchase for pest control and operational safety across multiple facility types, ranging from single-site applications to multi-location distribution networks. Recent solicitations show insect repellent being procured as a line item within larger consumable-supply contracts—most prominently in the City of Philadelphia's May 2026 micro-purchase for insect repellent (ITB B2627056, due May 18, 2026) and as part of Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' broader janitorial and operational supplies ITB (ITB2600319, due July 24, 2026, estimated contract value $765,679.84). The code also captures insect-control products within mosquito-control catalogs issued by county government entities, such as Bergen County, New Jersey's April 2026 and February 2026 solicitations for mosquito control chemical products, supplies, and equipment under cooperative purchasing structures (BCBID26151REBID and BCBID2615, both 24-month terms). Issuing bodies include county commissioners' offices, municipal purchasing departments, and special districts, with county government and city procurement offices appearing as repeat buyers seeking catalog-discount or requirements-contract arrangements rather than single-item purchases.

Geographic activity clusters in Florida and New Jersey, with secondary activity in Pennsylvania and scattered instances in Texas and Georgia. Bergen County has posted two distinct mosquito-control product solicitations within a three-month span (February and April 2026), signaling steady demand; Hillsborough County in Florida and the City of Philadelphia represent consistent municipal and county buyers in that region. Representative opportunities include Philadelphia's insect repellent micro-purchase capped at $40,000 (adjusted annually by CPI-U) under a firm fixed-price, 365-day requirements contract with FOB Destination pricing and no set-asides, and Bergen County's cooperative mosquito-control catalog procurement spanning 270-plus member entities across 15 counties with mandatory 1% administrative-fee remittance on aggregate sales and quarterly reporting. Delivery standards are typically FOB Destination with inside delivery, no minimum order quantities, and 60-day price-hold periods. No recent opportunities in the source explicitly name insect repellent as a standalone primary commodity; the code appears most active within operational-supplies and pest-control consolidations rather than as a dedicated line-item procurement.