UNSPSC 42141504: Medicated applicators or absorbents or swabstick

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that provides a pre formed ability that can contain various treatments that are used to clean, prepare or absorb things on the skin in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 560312.

UNSPSC 42141504 Medicated applicators or absorbents or swabstick is a Commodity code that encompasses first aid and medical supplies such as antiseptic sprays, bandages, gauze, and related wound-care applicators purchased by state and local health, public safety, and animal-care operations. State and local governments buy these items for emergency medical response, fire rescue departments, and veterinary clinic operations. Issuing bodies include city fire rescue departments, county animal shelters, and cooperative purchasing vehicles representing multi-jurisdiction law enforcement and public-safety entities. The work involves routine consumable procurement with firm pricing, standardized product specifications, and typical contract terms spanning one to three years with annual renewal options.

Recent activity spans Washington, Texas, and Minnesota through cooperative frameworks. The City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department posted ITB 25-P-00157 in April 2026 for medical aid supplies including antiseptic sprays, hydrogen peroxide, bandages, and first aid kits with an estimated annual budget of $100,000 and response deadline of April 9, 2025, incorporating set-aside provisions for City-certified Small Local Business Enterprises and Underutilized Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprises offering up to 5% bid discounts. Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter in Texas issued IFB 26IFB24 with response due April 23, 2026, seeking veterinary pharmaceutical and clinic supplies with firm pricing on a Free on Board destination basis and delivery within two weeks via commercial carrier. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, posted RFP 061626 in May 2026 closing June 16, 2026, to establish a law enforcement equipment contracting solution serving participating jurisdictions across Washington state (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties) and numerous other public entities nationwide.