UNSPSC 42151505: Tooth etching supplies

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that provides the supplies used in a dental etching procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42151505 Tooth etching supplies, a Commodity code, encompasses dental materials and equipment sourced by school districts and healthcare systems for clinical education and patient care. Recent state and local opportunities show that issuers are acquiring not just etching supplies in isolation but bundled dental instructional materials, scanning technology, and prosthesis fabrication services—indicating procurement activity driven by dental hygiene and allied health program expansion. Issuing bodies span independent school districts (Klein ISD in Texas), community colleges (Valencia College in Florida), and county public health systems (San Mateo Medical Center in California), with school districts and healthcare education institutions as the primary buyers. The work includes instructional resource procurement for career technical education pathways, specialized clinical scanning equipment for dental departments, and outsourced laboratory services for prosthetic fabrication and repair.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Florida, and California based on recent postings. Klein ISD (Harris County, Texas) issued RFP #26-101 on April 17, 2026, seeking Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics instructional resources across 17 CTE program areas including barbering and cosmetology; proposals were due June 5, 2026 through the Bonfire purchasing system, with contract award expected by August 10, 2026 for a one-year initial term with four optional renewals. Valencia College's School of Allied Health in Florida pursued a sole-source procurement notice posted April 13, 2026 for four iTero Lumina Scanners at $143,196.00 total cost, reflecting high-value equipment acquisition for digital intraoral imaging in dental hygiene clinical settings. San Mateo Medical Center (San Mateo County, California) issued an RFP posted March 31, 2026 for fixed and removable prosthesis fabrication and repair services from qualified dental laboratories, with proposals due March 6, 2026 and evaluation weighting project approach (27.3%), firm qualifications (22.7%), team qualifications (18.2%), and price (22.7%). Activity indicates ongoing expansion of dental and oral health programming in K–12 and post-secondary education, coupled with equipment modernization and clinical outsourcing in public health systems.