UNSPSC 42142913: Contact lenses

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that uses a thin plastic lens placed directly on the surface of the eye to correct visual defects in a human. US FDA regulates Contact lenses under 21 CFR 886.5916 and under FDA product code MUW. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 900130.

UNSPSC 42142913 Contact lenses is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect optical goods directly. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, to establish a master contract for law enforcement equipment serving participating entities across Washington state and multiple other jurisdictions. The solicitation was tagged under this contact-lens code despite its scope covering broad law enforcement equipment procurement — a categorical mismatch that signals the code sees little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope of optical contact lenses for public-sector purchase.

The Sourcewell RFP closed June 16, 2026, and targets a cooperative purchasing vehicle open to counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima in Washington; others nationwide), K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations. Sourcewell's portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov was the sole submission channel. No budget range, set-aside designations, or incumbent vendor information was disclosed in available documentation. The structure reserves resulting contracts for future utilization through participating addenda, allowing flexibility across member organizations. Given the law-enforcement focus of the only recent opportunity under this code and the clear mismatch between contact lenses and tactical equipment procurement, firms selling optical goods to state and local buyers should verify whether opportunities tagged to 42142913 are miscoded or serve niche law enforcement vision-related needs before allocating business-development resources here.