UNSPSC 42142511: Needle caps or protection devices

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a cap or protective device or accessories focused on needles commonly used for rapid delivery or evacuation of liquids in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Needle caps or protection devices or accessories under 21 CFR 880.5440 and under FDA product code FMI. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42142511 Needle caps or protection devices, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local contract opportunities most recently posted under this classification. The NASPO ValuePoint medical-supplies RFP, the MMCAP full-line medical-supplies cooperative vehicle, and the Marion County laboratory-testing ITB all reference broad medical-supply procurement categories that may include needle caps as a line item among dozens of product families, but none identifies needle caps or protection devices as the primary focus or sole deliverable. The Brevard County histology-lab RFQ and Washington State Ferries occupational-medical-surveillance RFP address specialized clinical services (tissue analysis and occupational health examinations) unrelated to needle-cap procurement. The Sourcewell law-enforcement-equipment RFP is entirely outside medical or laboratory supply scope. The code shows little substantive recent activity specifically targeting needle caps or needle protection devices at the state and local government level; the few opportunities tagged with this code appear to be mis-tagged cooperative or solicitation master agreements covering broader medical-supply portfolios where needle caps represent only an incidental commodity line rather than the contract's core procurement objective.

State and local procurement activity under this code remains too sparse and misaligned to support a meaningful characterization of issuing-body types, geographic concentration, or representative recent opportunities grounded in actual needle-cap procurement. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as low-signal and monitor future postings for evidence of direct, needle-caps-focused solicitations from state health departments, county facilities, school districts, or institutional purchasing cooperatives before investing significant bid-and-proposal resources.