UNSPSC 42142736: Urological surgical catheters

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that consists of a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into the urinary bladder during a medical procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42142736 Urological surgical catheters is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not reflect purchases of urological catheters themselves. Instead, they show divergent medical procurement — one for occupational medical surveillance services and another for a mixed basket of medical supplies including gastrostomy tubes, IV devices, feeding tubes, and catheters across multiple therapeutic categories. The code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited diverge significantly, signaling potential miscoding in state and local systems or a broad application of the code to medical devices and supplies beyond urology.

The two recent opportunities originate from distinct issuing bodies in different states and geographies. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, issued RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals and ports in Washington, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017603 for medical supplies and equipment (including catheters among nine line items) for the Abilene State Supported Living Center, with bids due July 30, 2026. Given the mismatch between the code's urological focus and the actual scope of these opportunities, the code shows little relevant recent activity for vendors targeting genuine urological catheter procurement in the state and local market.