UNSPSC 42144201: Acupuncture needles

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject or extract substances or fluids associated with a procedure. US FDA regulates Acupuncture needles under 21 CFR 880.5580 and under FDA product code MQX. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901832.

UNSPSC 42144201 Acupuncture needles (Commodity) covers medical consumables and supplies procured through state and local health departments, county medical examiners' offices, state transportation agencies, county jails, and cooperative purchasing alliances. However, the recent opportunities block shows minimal direct activity under this code — instead, state and local buyers are pursuing broader medical-supplies master agreements and specialized medical services. The NASPO ValuePoint cooperative-purchasing vehicle (RFP 1433, due November 9, 2026) seeks to establish master agreements for medical supplies across multiple state and local entities, and the Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP RFP 37259, due July 20, 2026) is soliciting full-line distributors serving approximately 8,000 government members with $300 million in collective annual purchasing power — both vehicles include needles and syringes within their comprehensive product catalogs but do not isolate acupuncture needles as a line item. Specialized medical services solicitations from Brevard County (histology lab services), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), and Marion County, Oregon (laboratory testing and phlebotomy) address narrow clinical functions rather than acupuncture needle procurement. The code shows little direct recent solicitation activity targeting acupuncture needles specifically as a standalone commodity.

Geographic activity spans multiple states through cooperative vehicles — South Dakota administers NASPO ValuePoint, Minnesota operates MMCAP, and Washington State Ferries operates through WSDOT. Florida (Brevard County), Oregon (Marion County), and Washington state host individual-agency opportunities for specialized medical services rather than general needle procurement. No recent state or local RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB explicitly targets acupuncture needles as a primary procurement line, and the code does not appear to be a primary vehicle for state and local medical-supply sourcing activity at present.