UNSPSC 42132205: Latex Surgical gloves

In this classification, this commodity indicates a Surgical Glove that is made with Latex (powdered or powder-free) that provides prevention of contamination of the patient during invasive procedures and to protect the hand from exposure to potentially infectious materials during surgical procedures. US FDA regulates surgical gloves under 21 CFR 878.4460 and under FDA product code KGO. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 920999.

UNSPSC 42132205 Latex Surgical Gloves, a Commodity code, encompasses examination and surgical gloves supplied to state and local agencies on standing contract, typically as part of broader medical supply or first aid equipment procurements. State and local governments procure these gloves for public health agencies, correctional facilities, fire departments, school districts, transportation agencies, and other operational units where occupational health and safety protocols require personal protective equipment. The code captures both standalone glove solicitations and glove line items within larger consumables frameworks. Issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice, health and human services, and transportation; county fire departments and health systems; city and county purchasing offices; school districts; and special-purpose cooperative purchasing entities like NASPO ValuePoint and Sourcewell. Repeat buyers in the recent activity include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (two solicitations for nitrile gloves within the past four months) and state health agencies bundling gloves within supplemental food and consumables contracts.

Activity in this code concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Washington, with statewide cooperative frameworks expanding reach across multiple jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing an IFB for Premium Green Nitrile Gloves, Size Large, due August 14, 2026 (solicitation IW259225); the School Board of Pinellas County, Florida, posting an ITB for first aid supplies including exam gloves with an estimated annual usage of $130,000 and bid responses due November 20, 2025 (ITB 25-CR-069); the State of Illinois Department of Central Management Services issuing an IFB for non-sterile examination gloves and disposable gloves under a Small Business Set-Aside Program with a pre-bid conference June 4, 2026, and bids due June 25, 2026 (JPMC 27416CMSBOSS4B51697); and the Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division soliciting hospital-grade gloves in multiple sizes as part of a broader Personal Protective Equipment and First Aid Components procurement (IFB 304T-27-345A2), with responses due October 6, 2026. Pricing transparency varies; where disclosed, estimated contract values range from $130,000 annually (Pinellas County) to $4.5 million over three years for broader health-services consumables frameworks. Set-asides and preferences are active in some procurements (Illinois designates small business set-asides; Henry County, Georgia and Pinellas County, Florida include local-vendor preferences and encourage disadvantaged-business participation) but not uniformly specified across all opportunities.