UNSPSC 42142518: Biopsy aspirator products

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that components and accessories for body aspiration procedures in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901920.

UNSPSC 42142518 Biopsy aspirator products is a Commodity code that encompasses laboratory and diagnostic specimen-collection services and medical supplies used in clinical pathology, occupational health surveillance, and forensic medicine—though recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show limited direct procurement of biopsy aspirators themselves, instead reflecting broader medical-supplies and laboratory-services activity. State and local governments are procuring these services and supplies through master agreements with full-line medical distributors, standalone laboratory testing contracts, cooperative purchasing vehicles, and occupational health examination programs. Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation, county medical examiners' offices, county jails and detention facilities, and statewide cooperative purchasing alliances. Multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicles—particularly NASPO ValuePoint and MMCAP—dominate the recent solicitation landscape, enabling participating state and local entities to aggregate purchasing power across thousands of member agencies.

Recent activity spans Washington, Minnesota, Oregon, Florida, and South Dakota. The Washington State Department of Transportation is requesting occupational medical surveillance services (RFP 20260825, due October 9, 2026) across fourteen ferry-system locations, requiring baseline and periodic medical examinations under occupational-medicine physician supervision. The Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP RFP 37259, due July 20, 2026) is seeking full-line medical-supplies distributors to serve approximately 8,000 member entities with $300 million in collective annual purchasing power, encompassing specimen collection supplies, needles, syringes, wound care, and surgical instruments. Brevard County, Florida is soliciting histology laboratory services (RFQ 7-26-07, due April 7, 2026) for postmortem tissue analysis and staining. Marion County, Oregon is procuring laboratory testing and phlebotomy services (ITB SO1814-26, due July 24, 2026) for adults in custody. NASPO ValuePoint is establishing master agreements for medical supplies via cooperative vehicle (RFP 1433, due November 9, 2026).