UNSPSC 42144403: Artificial airway tube suction catheters

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity in an artificial insemination procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901820.

UNSPSC 42144403 Artificial airway tube suction catheters is a Commodity code that describes single-use sterile catheters used to clear airways in patients on mechanical ventilation or requiring respiratory support. State and local health systems, detention facilities, and schools procure these items to stock emergency medical supplies, equipment repair and maintenance services, and broader medical-supply frameworks through cooperative purchasing vehicles. The issuing bodies span state health and corrections departments, county detention centers, county school districts, and multi-state cooperative purchasing consortia like NASPO ValuePoint. Procurement vehicles typically establish master agreements or framework contracts that allow individual agencies to order at negotiated unit prices as inventory needs arise.

Recent activity centers on two NASPO ValuePoint cooperative RFPs posted in late September and early October 2026 with a November 9, 2026 response deadline—one administered by Idaho for Idaho state agencies and participating entities, and one administered by South Dakota—both seeking master-agreement proposals for medical supplies across multiple commodity categories including suction catheters and related respiratory equipment. Geographic spread spans Idaho, South Dakota, and multi-state NASPO participation. The source includes a June 2026 ITB from Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) for maintenance and repair services on 40 Vyaire Medical LTV 1200 ventilators, valued at $140,225 over three years with an estimated $5,000 parts allowance, underscoring ongoing demand for respiratory equipment support across detention and medical facilities. However, most recent opportunities in the block are for broader medical-supply categories, energy recovery ventilators, tent structures, and law enforcement equipment rather than suction catheters specifically—the code shows minimal direct procurement activity for the named commodity itself in the provided recent opportunities.