UNSPSC 42131613: Medical staff eye shields or visors

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as an eye shield or visor by people engaged as medical staff. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 392490.

UNSPSC 42131613 Medical staff eye shields or visors is a Commodity code that covers protective eyewear and related equipment for healthcare and emergency-response personnel, though recent state and local solicitations show material divergence from the nominal code scope. The City of Phoenix, Jackson County Missouri, Hart County Georgia, Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), and the Pinellas County School Board have posted opportunities tagged to this code in the past four months, but only one—Phoenix's RFQ for flight helmets and accessories—nominally relates to eye protection; the others cover flight helmets with communication systems, general safety equipment inventories including hard hats and gloves, first aid supplies and medical consumables, custodial supplies, and firefighter structural PPE sets. The issuing-body mix spans municipal procurement offices (Phoenix twice), county governments (Jackson County, Hart County), independent school districts (Northside ISD, Pinellas County), reflecting the code's apparent use as a catch-all category for personal protective equipment and safety supplies rather than a narrowly scoped eye-protection classification. Jurisdiction participation varies—Phoenix appears twice as a repeat buyer of emergency-response equipment through RFQ, whereas Jackson County, Hart County, Pinellas County, and Northside ISD each posted once.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southwest and Southeast: Arizona (Phoenix, twice), Texas (San Antonio), Missouri (Jackson County), Georgia (Hart County), and Florida (Pinellas County). The Phoenix RFQ 260319 for flight helmets and accessories (due July 6, 2026) is the most directly relevant to the code's nominal scope, requiring an authorized Gentex Alpha Eagle distributor with Arizona operations, OEM certifications, in-person fitting services, and a five-year contract term commencing December 1, 2026, with optional two-year extensions; pricing is firm and fixed for years one and two, with annual increases permitted thereafter with 60 days' notice. Jackson County's Invitation for Bid 26033 for safety equipment and supplies (due June 9, 2026, estimated annual spend $32,000) covers 31 line items including safety glasses, gloves, and hearing protection across a 24-month base term with two optional 12-month extensions and requires five years' municipal experience and Missouri-registered status. Hart County's sealed-bid solicitation PE67300NONST2026000000011 for 25 structural firefighter PPE sets (due March 19, 2026) mandates NFPA 1971 and OSHA compliance, U.S. manufacturing for jackets and pants, ISO 9001 certification, and a five-year hook-and-loop support program. The code's recent activity shows only sparse relevance to eye-shield procurement and material tag drift toward broader safety and emergency-equipment categories.