UNSPSC 42131601: Medical staff aprons or bibs

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as a staff apron or bib by people engaged as medical staff. US FDA regulates Medical staff aprons or bibs under 21 CFR 878.4040 and under FDA product code FYA. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 611420.

UNSPSC 42131601 Medical staff aprons or bibs (Commodity) shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's abstract name describes personal protective apparel, but the single recent opportunity in the data — Sourcewell RFP #061626, posted May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 response deadline — solicits law enforcement equipment on behalf of a multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicle. The solicitation does not identify medical apparel as part of its scope and instead targets protective and operational gear for law enforcement use. The code appears to capture minimal relevant recent activity aligned with its stated commodity definition.

Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit operating under Washington state cooperative purchasing law (RCW 39.34), issued the opportunity on behalf of participating entities including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington, alongside numerous additional jurisdictions, school districts, and public entities across the United States and Canada. The cooperative purchasing vehicle structure allows selected vendor(s) to serve a broad spectrum of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, nonprofits, and tribal governments. Responses must be submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal; no pricing, set-aside designations, or incumbent vendor information appears in the available documentation.