UNSPSC 42142110: Therapeutic hot or cold water bottles

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that consists of a bottle used to deliver either heat or cold in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Therapeutic hot or cold water bottles under 21 CFR 880.6085 and under FDA product code FPF. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 701090.

UNSPSC 42142110 Therapeutic hot or cold water bottles is a Commodity code. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code bear no material relationship to its nominal scope; instead, the postings span durable medical equipment procurement (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), fitness and athletic training services (City of Tucson, Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, Klein Independent School District), law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell cooperative), behavioral coaching in detention settings (Pinal County, Arizona), special education supplies (Donna Independent School District), tablet procurement (State of California), and strength and conditioning equipment. None of these solicitations specifically name or solicit therapeutic water bottles, hot or cold packs, or similar thermal therapy devices. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its stated commodity scope and the work actually being solicited under it in the state and local marketplace.

No state or local procurement activity directly aligned with the purchase of therapeutic hot or cold water bottles appears in the recent opportunity record. Vendors evaluating this code should verify directly with issuing bodies whether therapeutic water bottles are incorporated as line items within broader medical equipment, athletic supplies, or rehabilitation-focused solicitations, but based on available procurement data, the code does not currently track meaningful activity in its intended product category.