UNSPSC 42142519: Needle guides

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that acts a s a guide for needle insertion and positioning in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42142519 Needle guides, a Commodity code, appears in state and local procurement activity primarily as a component within broader laboratory, medical supply, and surgical procurement packages rather than as a standalone product line. Recent solicitations show the code applied to specimen collection and phlebotomy work, medical supply distribution frameworks, and surgical implant procurement—contexts where needle guides function as ancillary supplies rather than primary deliverables. The issuing bodies span county health departments, state cooperative purchasing alliances, county medical examiners' offices, and university health systems, reflecting the code's presence across clinical and forensic laboratory settings and surgical supply chains.

Recent activity includes Marion County, Oregon's ITB for laboratory testing services and phlebotomy (posted July 10, 2026, due July 24, 2026), which encompasses specimen collection supplies as part of a broader service package for in-custody testing; the Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance's RFP for full-line medical supplies and equipment (posted June 12, 2026, due July 20, 2026), which names specimen collection supplies within a $300 million annual collective purchasing framework serving approximately 8,000 government members nationwide; Brevard County's RFQ for histology laboratory services (posted April 6, 2026, due April 7, 2026), focused on postmortem tissue analysis; and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's RFP for spinal implants and surgical supplies (posted January 29, 2026, due March 10, 2026). Geographic activity spans Oregon, Minnesota, Florida, and Texas, with the cooperative purchasing vehicle suggesting broader multi-state demand across the United States.