UNSPSC 42144406: 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 901839.

UNSPSC 42144406 Suction catheters (Commodity) describes medical consumable supplies procured by state and local health systems, educational institutions, and emergency response agencies. Recent state and local opportunities under this code do not reflect suction catheters as a primary procurement category. The most recent opportunities tagged to this code span medical equipment purchases including ventilators, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and medical and first aid supplies for fire rescue departments, but none explicitly solicits suction catheters as a line item. The Cobb County School District's RFQ for AEDs and accessories (Q27009, due July 6, 2026), Georgia Northwestern Technical College's sole-source procurement for a Getinge Servo-u ventilator (due April 27, 2026), and the City of Tampa Fire Department's medical and first aid supplies invitation to bid (26-P-00145, due March 13, 2026) all represent state and local medical equipment purchasing, though the Tampa bid encompasses 169 line items of respiratory equipment and consumables without isolating suction catheters as a tracked commodity. Issuing bodies across recent activity include county school districts, community colleges operating technical healthcare programs, county boards of commissioners, and municipal fire rescue departments—jurisdictions that maintain acute care readiness or educational clinical training capacity.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Gulf regions, with recent opportunities from Georgia, Florida, and Texas. The City of Tampa and Cobb County School District (Georgia) represent municipal and K-12 health purchasing; Georgia Northwestern Technical College (Fayette County) represents state technical education procurement for respiratory care programs. The broader pattern suggests suction catheters are procured as part of larger medical supply bundles rather than as standalone solicitations, making category-level visibility limited. Vendors pursuing this commodity code should monitor fire-rescue departments, hospital systems affiliated with educational institutions, and emergency medical services for aggregated medical consumables solicitations where suction catheters appear as line items within broader respiratory and airway management categories.