UNSPSC 42142548: Needle shaft extender

Shaft length extension between syringe and needle is sometimes required.

UNSPSC 42142548 Needle shaft extender is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its product scope. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for needle shaft extenders or related medical devices bearing this code. The opportunities tagged to this code span unrelated categories including pharmacy benefit management, oxygen and respiratory therapy services, medical supplies for emergency response, simulation training equipment, ophthalmic instruments, vocational education equipment, and operational partnerships for aquatic facilities—none of which involve needle shaft extenders or intraosseous infusion accessories as primary procurement items. When state and local buyers do source intraosseous infusion equipment such as EZ-IO systems and related accessories, they typically tag those procurements separately under related medical device codes; Williamson County (Texas) and Marion County (Florida) have each posted sole-source and open procurements for EZ-IO needles, stabilizers, and drills, but those opportunities do not appear under UNSPSC 42142548.

The code shows no coherent recent activity pattern across issuing-body types or geographies. No state departments, counties, cities, school districts, or transit authorities are pursuing needle shaft extender contracts under this code in the available record. The absence of substantive recent opportunities under this Commodity code suggests either that state and local procurement offices rarely tag needle shaft extender procurements to this specific code, or that demand for the product line is sufficiently low or specialized that it does not generate regular solicitation volume visible in recent posting activity. Vendors should treat this code as watch-only unless direct outreach to target jurisdictions reveals active, unposted sourcing interest.