UNSPSC 42143515: Ear nose throat ENT examining or treatment units

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a device used to examine or treat ear nose or throat conditions. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42143515, Ear nose throat ENT examining or treatment units, is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure specialized diagnostic and surgical instruments for otolaryngology departments and specialty clinics. Recent solicitations show purchasing concentrated on video laryngoscopes and ophthalmic instruments—diagnostic and surgical equipment, consumables, accessories, and maintenance services. Issuing bodies include county health systems and specialty centers procuring for dedicated departments, as well as cooperative purchasing vehicles like Sourcewell that aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions and public entities. The scope includes not only capital equipment but also related consumables, device accessories, and authorized service and maintenance arrangements, typically structured as multi-year term contracts with firm pricing and volume flexibility reserved to the buyer.

Santa Clara County and Collier County, Florida represent the most recent activity. Santa Clara County issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0664 on June 21, 2026 (bids due July 10, 2026) for ophthalmic instruments, services, supplies, and accessories for the Valley Specialty Center Ophthalmology Department, structured as an all-or-none bid requiring three-year firm pricing and bidder qualification as authorized service and maintenance provider. Collier County posted a Notice of Intent to Single Source (PUR17682) on July 30, 2026 for the GlideScope Go 2 video laryngoscope from Verathon Inc., with challenges due May 11, 2026 and contract term running May 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029. A cooperative procurement vehicle, Sourcewell (State of Minnesota local government unit), issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026 (due June 16, 2026) for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating counties in Washington state and public entities across the United States and Canada, though this opportunity appears tangential to the ENT code's nominal scope. Activity clusters in California and Florida, with cooperative purchasing extending across multiple states.