UNSPSC 42142724: Punch catheter instruments

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that cuts a small hole allowing for the introduction of a catheter. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42142724 Punch catheter instruments is a Commodity code that covers specialized medical tubing and insertion devices used in clinical and institutional care settings. State and local governments procure these items—gastrostomy feeding tubes, endotracheal tubes, catheters, IV stabilization devices, and related insertion tools—as part of broader medical supply and equipment buys for state hospitals, supported living centers, fire-rescue operations, and emergency medical services. The code appears in mixed solicitations that bundle catheters with other medical consumables and equipment rather than as standalone line items. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments managing institutional care facilities, municipal fire and rescue divisions procuring emergency medical supplies, and city purchasing departments acting on behalf of emergency services. The scope reflects active demand from both long-term care settings and acute emergency response operations.

Recent activity spans Texas and Florida. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017603 in July 2026 for medical supplies and equipment for the Abilene State Supported Living Center, due July 30, 2026, which included catheters and feeding tubes among nine line items with a one-year contract term and optional one-year renewal. The City of Tampa Purchasing Department released ITB 26-P-00145 in March 2026 for medical and first aid supplies for the Tampa Fire Department Rescue Division, due March 13, 2026, encompassing 169 line items with an estimated contract value of $700,000 and one-year award period plus two optional renewals; that opportunity was designated as a sheltered-market procurement for certified Small Local Business Enterprises with a 5% bid discount up to $10,000. Both solicitations used firm fixed pricing structures and required bidders to source from established medical device manufacturers including Cardinal Health, Becton Dickinson, and C.R. Bard.