UNSPSC 42143121: Fetal scalp electrodes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used to detect actual beat-to-beat electrical signals of the fetal heart. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42143121 Fetal scalp electrodes is a Commodity code that nominally names obstetric monitoring devices, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows a mismatch with its abstract scope. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, posted RFP #061626 in May 2026 to establish a law enforcement equipment contracting solution for participating public entities across multiple states and jurisdictions, with a response deadline of June 16, 2026. The solicitation scope encompasses law enforcement equipment broadly, not fetal monitoring devices, and the posting does not clarify whether fetal scalp electrodes are included in the procurement or merely incidentally tagged to the code. The cooperative structure allows the resulting contract to serve thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and other public entities throughout the United States and Canada.

Sourcewell's RFP spans five named Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) along with numerous other jurisdictions nationwide, but the available documentation does not identify a clear geographic concentration or breakdown of demand. No set-aside designations, award values, budget ranges, or specific technology requirements are disclosed in the solicitation materials. Vendors must submit proposals through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal by June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time and direct questions to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930. The code shows little recent activity aligned with its nominal obstetric scope, and the single posted opportunity appears to be a cooperative purchasing framework for law enforcement equipment with an incidental or erroneous code tag.