UNSPSC 42151501: Cosmetic dentistry curing lights

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a lighting devise used to cure dental investments. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42151501 Cosmetic dentistry curing lights is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers general LED lighting products and components rather than dental-specific equipment. The two most recent opportunities posted under this code—a school district's purchase of LED lighting for facility maintenance and a city's traffic signal modernization project involving LED components and control systems—demonstrate that the code is being used to tag broad lighting procurement rather than the narrow cosmetic dentistry application its name suggests. State and local issuing bodies are using this code for routine LED lighting sourcing across multiple facility and infrastructure types. The mix of recent solicitations indicates school districts and municipal departments are the primary buyers, with spending patterns ranging from five-figure annual consumption to large capital projects.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Texas. Parkway School District posted an IFB (Solicitation 275) on July 16, 2026, seeking LED lighting distributors on an as-needed basis with approximately $35,000 estimated spending over a twelve-month term beginning September 26, 2026, and bids due July 30, 2026. The City of Brownsville, Texas issued IFB 17426EPWIFB on April 25, 2026, for a Carbon Reduction Program traffic signal modernization project encompassing advanced traffic detection systems, NEMA TS2 control cabinets, GPS synchronization equipment, and related electrical infrastructure at 33 signalized intersections; bidders required TxDOT prequalification, and the sealed-bid deadline was May 21, 2026, with a mandatory pre-bid meeting on May 4, 2026. The Brownsville project carries Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage compliance and Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) sourcing requirements, with HUB subcontracting plan obligations under Texas's Statewide Historically Underutilized Business Program.