UNSPSC 73101700: Pharmaceutical production

UNSPSC 73101700 Pharmaceutical production is a Class code that encompasses the delivery and dispensing of medications, controlled substances, pharmaceutical supplies, and related clinical pharmacy services to state and local government facilities and programs, including long-term care centers, correctional institutions, veterans homes, public health clinics, fire departments, and county health systems. State and local governments procure comprehensive pharmaceutical services under this code—medication dispensing with stat order fulfillment, intravenous solutions and parenteral nutrition, barcode inventory management, drug utilization reviews, clinical counseling, secure web portals for prescription communication, equipment provision (medication carts, scanning devices), and billing support across multiple payor sources including Medicaid and Medicare Part D. The issuing bodies span county health departments and purchasing divisions, state departments of corrections and veterans affairs, city fire departments, independent public health authorities, and county-owned long-term care facilities. Representative recent solicitations include Dane County's RFP for pharmaceutical services at Badger Prairie Health Care Center (due October 22, 2026) covering five-year medication delivery and management with local-vendor preference; the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs' emergency procurement for pharmacy services at Illinois Veterans Home Chicago (RFP, due October 12, 2026) for dispensing, intravenous solutions, and 24-hour pharmacist on-call; Washington State Department of Corrections' RFQQ for parenteral products and services across eight correctional facilities (due October 7, 2026) with multiple-award structure and stringent delivery timelines (24 hours for parenteral nutrition, 8 hours for other products); and Ventura County Health Care Agency's RFP for specialty pharmacy services at Ventura County Medical Center (due September 25, 2026) to develop an in-house program serving hematology/oncology, immunology, rheumatology, and other specialty clinics generating over 360,000 electronic prescriptions annually.

Recent activity concentrates in the upper Midwest, Southwest, Southeast, and Pacific Northwest. Wisconsin, Illinois, Washington, California, Georgia, and Florida appear most active in the past six months. County and state health systems dominate the issuing-body mix, with secondary activity from state corrections departments and municipal fire departments. Pricing models vary widely—some solicitations use Wholesale Average Cost or Average Wholesale Price markup methodologies with vendor-proposed percentages; others use fee-for-service at market value or fixed pricing for contract terms. Insurance requirements are standard (Commercial General Liability in the $1–2 million range, Professional Liability, Cyber Liability). Set-asides and preferences appear in Washington (small business, minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned designations); Dane County applies local-vendor preferences with bonus evaluation points. All competitive procurements require DEA licensure, state pharmacy licensure, HIPAA compliance, and compliance with applicable drug supply chain security and state pharmacy regulations. Lead times from posting to response date typically range from three to five weeks.