UNSPSC 42151509: Dental shade guides

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that provide the guides for the placement of dental guides. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42151509 Dental shade guides is a Commodity code that reflects state and local procurement activity for dental equipment and supplies, though the recent opportunity record available shows a mismatch with the code's nominal scope. The single recent solicitation tagged to this code is Sourcewell RFP #061626, a cooperative purchasing vehicle issued by Sourcewell (a State of Minnesota local government unit) on behalf of participating entities including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington State, which seeks to establish a contracting solution for law enforcement equipment — a category unrelated to dental supplies. The solicitation structure indicates this is a statewide and multi-jurisdictional cooperative agreement available to thousands of governmental agencies, K-12 school districts, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and other public entities throughout the United States and Canada, with proposals due June 16, 2026 through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal.

The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its dental shade guide scope. The single posted opportunity is plainly off-scope, tagged to law enforcement equipment procurement rather than dental supplies or equipment. Geographic activity cannot be reliably characterized from the available record, as the one opportunity represents a misalignment between the UNSPSC code designation and the actual procurement category. Vendors pursuing dental shade guide business should monitor other UNSPSC dental equipment and supply codes for state and local sourcing activity, as this code's current posting record does not reflect genuine demand for dental shade guides in the state and local procurement market at present.