UNSPSC 57030104: Oral-rehydration-points consumable kit

Each packet of oral-rehydration-points (ORS) contains the equivalent of: Sodium chloride 3.5 g potassium chloride 1.5 g trisodium citrate, dihydrate 2.9 g glucose anhydrous 20 g The 27.9 gram dose is intended for dissolution into one liter of drinking water. Packets are packed as follows: Carton 125 packets, case 625 packets -5 cartons. Further information available on https://ifrcgo.org/ecv- toolkit/action/community-oral-rehydration-points/.

UNSPSC 57030104 Oral-rehydration-points consumable kit is a Commodity code, and the recent solicitations tagged under it do not reflect work actually being procured under that nominal scope. The seven identified opportunities span laser equipment and OR support (San Mateo County Medical Center RFP), laboratory safety clothing (University of Wisconsin-Madison RFB), surgical power instruments (San Mateo County RFP), ophthalmic instruments and services (Santa Clara County ITB), AED equipment and accessories (Cobb County School District and other jurisdictions), ventilator maintenance (Hillsborough County ITB), and pharmaceutical unit-dose packaging systems (New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services RFB). None of these solicitations concern oral-rehydration point consumables as the code name denotes. State and local governments procure these goods primarily through health departments, emergency management agencies, school districts, and county medical facilities, but the recent-opportunities block shows material misalignment between code assignment and actual procurement scope.

The issuing-body mix spans county governments (San Mateo, Santa Clara, Hillsborough, Cobb, Marion, Collier), state health and administrative departments (Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Florida), school districts (Cobb County, Pasadena ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, Klein ISD), and a university (UW-Madison). San Mateo County and Hillsborough County appear more than once in the block, though not under this specific code. Geographic spread includes California (San Mateo, Santa Clara, Los Angeles), Florida (multiple counties), Texas (multiple districts and counties), Wisconsin, New Hampshire, and Georgia. The code shows insufficient decision-relevant recent activity; procurement offices appear to be tagging diverse medical equipment and supplies under this commodity code without regard to the actual oral-rehydration scope. Vendors pursuing this code should request clarification from state and local procurement offices on whether the code is being used accurately or whether parallel codes for emergency supplies, first-aid equipment, or general medical consumables better reflect current buying patterns.