UNSPSC 42142512: Fistula needles

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle commonly used for rapid delivery or evacuation of liquids in a fistula based procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Fistula needles under 21 CFR 870.1350 and under FDA product code DQP. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42142512 Fistula needles is a Commodity code that in state and local procurement practice covers medical supplies, laboratory consumables, and clinical equipment supporting occupational health surveillance, postmortem examination, custody medical services, and broad-based healthcare procurement. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show substantial mismatch with the nominal scope — fistula needles are vascular-access devices used in dialysis and blood draw procedures, yet the opportunities solicited are medical surveillance examinations, histology laboratory services, law enforcement equipment, and full-line medical-supplies distribution frameworks that do not center on or specify fistula needles. State and local issuing bodies using this code include state cooperative-purchasing alliances (NASPO ValuePoint, MMCAP, Sourcewell), state departments and their subsidiary agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), counties (Brevard County in Florida, Marion County in Oregon), and multi-county or multi-state consortia. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to fistula needles specifically.

Recent opportunities in the broader medical-supplies space tagged to this code include NASPO ValuePoint RFP 1433 for Medical Supplies (proposals due November 9, 2026), administered by South Dakota for state and local government entities across multiple states; MMCAP RFP 37259 for full-line medical supplies and equipment (proposals due July 20, 2026), serving approximately 8,000 government members and generating approximately $300 million in collective annual purchasing power; WSDOT occupational medical surveillance services (proposals due October 9, 2026) across 14 Washington locations; Brevard County's RFQ for histology laboratory services to the Medical Examiner's Office (sealed proposals due April 7, 2026); Marion County, Oregon laboratory testing and phlebotomy for adults in custody (proposals due July 24, 2026); and Sourcewell RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment (proposals due June 16, 2026). Activity is concentrated in multi-state cooperative-purchasing vehicles and Washington, Florida, and Oregon state or local agencies, with the cooperative-purchasing framework representing the dominant procurement model for medical supplies at the state and local level.