UNSPSC 42142528: Sternum puncture needles or sets

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle or set of needles commonly used for the puncturing of the sternum in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Sternum puncture needles or sets under 21 CFR 880.5440 and under FDA product code FPA. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42142528 Sternum puncture needles or sets is a Commodity code that nominally addresses a specific surgical instrument, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it span a much broader medical procurement landscape, including full-line medical supplies distribution, occupational medical examinations, laboratory testing and phlebotomy services, histology laboratory work, and law enforcement equipment. The code appears to serve as a catch-all or mislabeled category within state and local procurement systems; none of the five recent solicitations directly address sternum puncture needles. The issuing bodies are mixed and include cooperative-purchasing vehicles (NASPO ValuePoint, MMCAP, Sourcewell), a state department of transportation (Washington State DOT, on behalf of Washington State Ferries), a county purchasing office (Brevard County, Florida), a county jail system (Marion County, Oregon), and multi-county and multi-state consortia. Cooperatives dominate the activity, suggesting that state and local governments are consolidating medical-supply procurement through group purchasing organizations rather than issuing individual buys for discrete instruments.

Activity is concentrated in cooperative master agreements with nationwide scope and participation. The NASPO ValuePoint RFP 1433 for Medical Supplies closes November 9, 2026, and spans multiple states with South Dakota as the administering state. MMCAP's RFP 37259 for medical supplies closed July 20, 2026, and targets $300 million in collective annual purchasing power across approximately 8,000 government members nationwide. The Washington State DOT's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) covers 14 ferries locations across Washington and requires board-certified occupational physicians. Brevard County's histology lab services RFQ (sealed proposals due April 7, 2026) and Marion County's laboratory testing and phlebotomy ITB (due July 24, 2026) represent smaller, jurisdiction-specific clinical procurements. Geographic coverage spans Washington, Oregon, Florida, Minnesota, South Dakota, and multi-state cooperative networks. The code shows no meaningful recent activity for sternum puncture needles specifically; vendors pursuing this code should expect cooperative medical-supply master agreements rather than point purchases of surgical instruments.