UNSPSC 42142503: Arterial needles

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle commonly used for rapid delivery or evacuation of liquids in an arterial procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42142503 Arterial needles is a Commodity code that state and local procurement offices tag to solicitations for specimen collection supplies and phlebotomy services, though the recent opportunities show the code applied broadly to laboratory testing, medical supply distribution, and surgical equipment procurement. The issuing bodies include county governments (Marion County, Oregon; Brevard County, Florida), state-level cooperative purchasing alliances (Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance operating under the State of Minnesota Department of Administration), regional service cooperatives (Sourcewell), and academic medical centers (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio). The scope spans routine phlebotomy draws and specimen collection for laboratory analysis; full-line medical supply distribution to thousands of government members; law enforcement equipment contracting frameworks; histology laboratory services for forensic pathology; and multi-awarded spinal implant procurement for surgical programs.

Recent activity shows Marion County, Oregon soliciting laboratory testing and phlebotomy services through an ITB due July 24, 2026, with specimen collection supplies as a line item. MMCAP, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing alliance, posted an RFP due July 20, 2026, for full-line medical supply distributors to serve approximately 8,000 actively purchasing government members across the United States with $300 million in collective annual purchasing power, including needles and syringes in the product catalog. Brevard County, Florida, solicited histology laboratory services through an RFQ due April 7, 2026, for postmortem specimen analysis. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued an RFP due March 10, 2026, for spinal implants and surgical supplies on a bill-only basis for a newly opened 144-bed facility. Geographic activity spans Oregon, Minnesota, Florida, and Texas, with broader multi-state reach through cooperative purchasing frameworks and regional service cooperatives serving dozens of jurisdictions and public entities nationwide.