UNSPSC 42131609: Medical staff shoe covers or boots

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as shoe covers by people engaged as medical staff. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 640219.

UNSPSC 42131609 Medical staff shoe covers or boots, a Commodity code, represents personal protective equipment and occupational health supplies that state and local governments procure through both direct agency purchases and cooperative-purchasing agreements. The code encompasses protective footwear and foot coverings used in clinical, occupational health, and emergency-response settings where contamination control, safety compliance, and regulatory alignment drive purchasing decisions. State and local buyers include individual agencies managing occupational health programs, state departments of transportation managing employee safety, and multi-state cooperative-purchasing consortia that aggregate demand to achieve volume pricing across member jurisdictions.

Recent activity shows significant movement through cooperative-purchasing vehicles and specialized occupational health solicitations. NASPO ValuePoint issued RFP 1433 on September 25, 2026, seeking master-agreement proposals for medical supplies with a response deadline of November 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time; this cooperative vehicle serves state and local government entities across multiple states with South Dakota as the administering state. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Washington State Ferries, posted RFP20260825 on August 25, 2026, for occupational medical surveillance services with a response deadline of October 9, 2026, requiring medical examinations across 14 Washington ferry locations for shipyard workers, engine crew, deck crew, and asbestos team members — a narrower solicitation that includes supporting equipment and supplies tied to the occupational health mission rather than direct shoe-cover procurement. Geographic activity centers on the Pacific Northwest and multi-state cooperative purchasing networks, with South Dakota administering the largest recent regional initiative and Washington State representing active direct-procurement demand from transportation and maritime occupational-safety programs.