UNSPSC 42143706: Phototherapy power units

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a device used to power phototherapy procedures in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42143706 Phototherapy power units (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with the code's nominal scope. The seven most recent opportunities tagged under this code include a computerized dynamic posturography and motion rehabilitation simulator system from Lamar University in Texas (IFB, due June 18, 2026); a cooperative law enforcement equipment procurement through Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington counties and jurisdictions nationwide (RFP #061626, due June 16, 2026); athletic and strength-conditioning equipment supplies from Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District in Texas (RFP #ASCP0526, due May 4, 2026); career technical and advanced academics instructional resources from Klein Independent School District in Harris County, Texas (RFP #26-101, due June 5, 2026); well maintenance and rehabilitation services from the Eastern Municipal Water District in Riverside County, California (RFP #3931, due April 24, 2026); a virtual reality motion system procurement from the State of California through the T-Specs cooperative purchasing program (RFB-IS-26200759, due April 10, 2026); and special education supplies on a catalog-bid basis from Donna Independent School District in Cameron County, Texas (RFP #011326873, due April 8, 2026). Only the Lamar University CDP and motion rehabilitation simulator opportunity bears any functional relationship to phototherapy or light-based therapeutic equipment; the remaining six solicitations involve law enforcement gear, athletic supplies, instructional materials, water infrastructure services, virtual reality training systems, and special education catalogs—none of which align with phototherapy power units.

The issuing bodies span school districts, university procurement offices, water utilities, state purchasing cooperatives, and county governments across Texas, California, Washington, and Minnesota. The code shows no concentration among repeat buyers seeking phototherapy equipment specifically, and no recent opportunities directly solicit phototherapy power units or closely related therapeutic light devices. The geographic spread reflects scattered Texas school-district activity and isolated California and Washington solicitations, but the mismatch between the code's taxonomy designation and the actual contents of recent opportunities suggests that this code is either rarely used by state and local buyers for phototherapy procurement or is being misapplied to unrelated equipment categories by issuing bodies at posting time.