UNSPSC 42142516: Vented needles

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a vented needle commonly used for rapid delivery or evacuation of liquids in specialized procedures in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Vented needles under 21 CFR 878.48 and under FDA product code GAA. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42142516 Vented needles, a Commodity code, shows minimal relevant recent activity. The six recent opportunities tagged to this code span medical supplies distribution, occupational health examinations, histology laboratory services, law enforcement equipment, and phlebotomy — none of which directly align with procurement of vented needles as a discrete product line. The NASPO ValuePoint RFP and MMCAP RFP both solicit full-line medical supplies and equipment distributors that would carry needles among thousands of other SKUs, but neither targets vented needles specifically. The remaining four opportunities (Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance, Brevard County histology lab services, Marion County laboratory testing and phlebotomy, and Sourcewell law enforcement equipment) do not substantively engage needle procurement at all. The code's nominal scope does not reflect what state and local jurisdictions are actually buying under this classification.

No discrete solicitations for vented needles as a standalone product or focused commodity category appear in recent state and local procurement activity. When vented needles do appear in scope, they surface as line items within broad medical-supplies master agreements or cooperative-purchasing frameworks rather than as the subject of targeted RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, or IFBs. Vendors pursuing this code should verify that opportunities posted under 42142516 actually address needle supply before investing bid resources — the current tagging appears to be either overly broad or a classification mismatch in the jurisdictions' procurement systems.