UNSPSC 42142701: Suprapubic urinary catheters or kits

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product consisting of a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into the pubic bone. US FDA regulates suprapubic urinary catheters or kits under 21 CFR 876.5090 and under FDA product code KOB. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42142701 Suprapubic urinary catheters or kits is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not align with the code's nominal scope. The Washington State Department of Transportation's August 2026 RFP (RFP20260825) solicits occupational medical surveillance services — baseline, periodic, and exit medical examinations for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations, performed by physicians board-certified in occupational medicine — which falls outside catheter procurement. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB (HHS0017603) for the Abilene State Supported Living Center requests medical supplies and equipment including gastrostomy feeding tubes, IV stabilization devices, catheters, feeding tubes, syringes, and enteral feeding sets, which spans a broader medical supply category than suprapubic urinary catheters specifically. Neither opportunity represents a focused procurement of suprapubic urinary catheter kits or related devices as the code's name suggests.

The code shows little relevant recent activity. When state and local procurement offices do tag opportunities to this code, the actual work being purchased diverges significantly from suprapubic urinary catheter procurement. Business development professionals should confirm whether their suprapubic urinary catheter or kit products and services genuinely align with the work state and local jurisdictions are buying, or whether repositioning the offering under adjacent medical supply codes would better capture actual demand signals in state and local markets.