UNSPSC 42142506: Blunt needles

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

UNSPSC 42142506 Blunt needles, a Commodity code, shows limited direct activity aligned with its nominal scope; the recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect broader clinical and laboratory procurement rather than blunt needles as a standalone product line. Marion County, Oregon's July 2026 ITB for laboratory testing services and phlebotomy (due July 24, 2026) mentions specimen collection supplies within a comprehensive scope of lab draws, courier services, and test reporting—blunt needles would be incidental to that work, not the primary procurement focus. The Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP) RFP 37259 (due July 20, 2026) for full-line medical supplies and equipment distributors serving approximately 8,000 government members across the United States explicitly includes "needles and syringes" alongside gloves, wound care products, and surgical instruments as part of a $300 million collective annual purchasing portfolio, but again positions needles as a commodity component within a much broader medical supply distribution contract rather than a dedicated needles procurement. The Brevard County histology lab services RFQ and the University of Texas Health Science Center spinal implants RFP represent further misalignment—neither addresses blunt needles directly. State and local procurement under this code operates primarily through cooperative purchasing frameworks and health system contracts where needles are bundled with broader clinical supply portfolios.

Geographic activity is sparse and concentrated in Minnesota (MMCAP cooperative), Oregon (Marion County), and Texas (university system), with no clear pattern of repeat buyers or sustained dedicated activity. The issuing bodies include a county sheriff's custody facility, a multistate cooperative purchasing alliance, and health systems, but the code shows no substantial volume of recent solicitations specifically targeting blunt needles as a line item or primary contract focus. Prospective vendors should note that this code, as currently tagged by state and local procurement offices, does not reliably indicate genuine demand for blunt needles in isolation—opportunities instead cluster around full-service medical supply distribution, clinical laboratory services, and hospital surgical supply chains where needles appear as secondary components. The code's utility for targeted business development is limited without more granular market data or evidence of dedicated blunt needle procurement activity.