UNSPSC 42142632: Syringe, auto-disable with needle

Several new types of syringes have been designed to prevent re- use: auto-disable (AD) syringes automatically become disabled after one use.

UNSPSC 42142632 Syringe, auto-disable with needle is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with the recent state and local contracting activity currently tagged under it. The eight most recent opportunities associated with this code span irrigation system upgrades, occupational medical surveillance services, irrigation control panels, duplex pump controllers, MRO supplies, law enforcement equipment, and intraosseous infusion devices — none of which involves auto-disable syringes with needles as a primary procurement object. A single opportunity (Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017603 for medical supplies and equipment at the Abilene State Supported Living Center, due July 30, 2026) included syringes among nine line items of specialized medical equipment alongside gastrostomy tubes, catheters, and feeding tubes; however, the sourcing documents do not specify auto-disable versus standard syringe types. The code exhibits low relevant recent activity and appears to be a tagging artifact rather than a signal of active demand.

The issuing bodies represented across recent opportunities are geographically dispersed state agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), municipal governments (City of Pembroke Pines, City of Richardson, City of Huntsville), special authorities (Georgia World Congress Center Authority), housing authorities (Fort Worth Housing Solutions), county governments (Marion County, Franklin County, Grant County, and others via Sourcewell cooperative), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell). Without a meaningful body of solicitations for auto-disable syringes specifically, state and local procurement professionals should monitor this code for activity in healthcare settings — state-supported living centers, hospital systems, public health departments — where such devices may eventually cluster, but current contracting under UNSPSC 42142632 does not support a pursue recommendation.