UNSPSC 42142606: Medical metered delivery syringes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that consists of a tube with a nozzle and a bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream in a measured increment used in a procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Medical metered delivery syringes under 21 CFR 880. 544 and under FDA product code FPA. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901831.

UNSPSC 42142606 Medical metered delivery syringes (Commodity) encompasses syringes and delivery devices procured by state health and human services agencies, county emergency medical services, and municipal fire/rescue departments for clinical operations, emergency response, and institutional care settings. Recent solicitations show state agencies and local government entities purchasing syringes alongside complementary medical supplies—catheters, IV stabilization devices, feeding tubes, and enteral feeding sets—typically as part of broader medical supply contracts rather than in isolation. The work ranges from routine replenishment of consumable supplies to specialized procurement for state-supported living centers and emergency medical systems. Issuing bodies include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procuring for state-supported living facilities, municipal fire departments (Tampa Fire Department Rescue Division), and county emergency medical services (Marion County, Florida). These entities treat syringes and related injection equipment as commodity-level spend integrated with larger medical supply blanket purchase agreements rather than discrete high-value procurements.

Geographic activity centers on Texas and Florida, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0017603 for medical supplies including syringes and injection devices for Abilene State Supported Living Center (due July 30, 2026), and the City of Tampa soliciting medical and first aid supplies including injection equipment for the Fire Department Rescue Division through Bid 26-P-00145 (due March 13, 2026, estimated $700,000, designated as sheltered market for certified Small Local Business Enterprises with a 5 percent bid discount up to $10,000). The HHSC solicitation uses a blanket purchase agreement structure with firm and fixed pricing from specified manufacturers including Becton Dickinson, Cardinal Health, and C.R. Bard, with contract terms running September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 and optional one-year extension. Syringes appear consistently as line items in state and local medical supply procurements but rarely anchor standalone opportunities; successful pursuit typically requires capability to supply complete medical consumable portfolios meeting institutional specifications and delivery requirements.