UNSPSC 42142920: Contact lens disinfection and neutralization disks

In this classification, this commodity indicates the cleaning and sterilizing solutions used for a product that uses a thin plastic lens placed directly on the surface of the eye to correct visual defects in a human. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42142920 Contact lens disinfection and neutralization disks is a Commodity code that nominally addresses supplies used in contact lens care and maintenance. However, the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show minimal alignment with the code's stated scope. Harris County posted an RFO for optical retail and dispensing services (solicitation KJ09102026, due October 2, 2026), which covers the operational delivery of eyecare rather than discrete lens-care consumables. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, issued RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating entities across Washington state and beyond (due June 16, 2026), which bears no relation to contact lens disinfection products. The code shows little relevant recent activity under its actual commodity definition.

The geographic concentration of recent activity does not support meaningful market characterization for contact lens disinfection disks specifically. Harris County, Texas represents one discrete opportunity in optical services broadly, while the Sourcewell procurement spans multiple Washington counties and national cooperative membership but addresses law enforcement equipment entirely. Vendors pursuing the actual scope of UNSPSC 42142920—disinfection and neutralization disks for contact lens care—will find little signal in these recently posted opportunities. The code's recent record reflects issuing-body tagging misalignment rather than active procurement demand for the commodity itself.