UNSPSC 42131503: Patient exam capes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as an exam cape by people undergoing medical treatment. US FDA regulates Patient exam capes under 21 CFR 880.6265 and under FDA product code FME. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 621133.

UNSPSC 42131503 Patient exam capes (Commodity) encompasses incontinence briefs, absorbent undergarments, and similar medical supplies that state and local health facilities procure for patient and resident care. Recent state and local opportunities show purchasing agencies sourcing branded incontinence products — TENA briefs in particular — through single-facility orders and cooperative purchasing master agreements. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state departments of veterans affairs, state health facility networks, and state procurement offices administering cooperative vehicles on behalf of multiple jurisdictions. Vendors typically must meet insurance and product-quality requirements, maintain product warranties, and deliver within specified timeframes to facility warehouses or general stores.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in the Midwest and Mountain West. The State of Idaho posted a NASPO ValuePoint master-agreement RFP (Solicitation 0000040494) for medical supplies due November 9, 2026, establishing a framework for statewide and multi-state purchasing across participating entities. The Illinois Veterans Home Quincy, located in Adams County, Illinois, issued an as-needed supply contract (Solicitation 27497DVAQUINCB51676) for TENA brand incontinence briefs covering fiscal year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with a response deadline of May 1, 2026; the facility specified two product SKUs with estimated volumes of 600 cases annually and required delivery within thirty days to the Quincy campus on an FOB destination basis.