UNSPSC 42151647: Dental absorbent holders

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used to hold rolls of cotton in position to absorb saliva during operations within the oral cavity. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42151647 Dental absorbent holders is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses a broader range of dental equipment and supplies than its name suggests, based on recent state and local solicitation activity. The recent opportunities show state and local bodies procuring specialized dental diagnostic and imaging equipment (such as intraoral 3D scanners), general dental and medical equipment through master supply agreements, and related dental-clinic infrastructure—not narrowly "absorbent holders" alone. Issuing bodies include higher-education institutions (Valencia College in Florida, Texas A&M University) and municipal governments (the City of Arlington, Texas), with procurement conducted through sole-source justifications, competitive ITBs for vendor pools, and RFPs for specialized equipment.

Recent activity clusters in Texas and Florida. Valencia College's School of Allied Health posted a sole-source procurement for four iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc., valued at $143,196.00, certified November 18, 2025, with a due date of November 27, 2025. Texas A&M University's Division of Finance Procurement Services issued ITB TAMHSC-26-0648 on August 20, 2026 (bids due September 3, 2026) to establish a master-order pool of vendors for dental and medical equipment and supplies, with bidding through the AggieBid portal. The City of Arlington, Texas posted RFP 270014 on August 12, 2026 (proposals due September 10, 2026) for a cyanide flow analyzer to support wastewater monitoring—a procurement unrelated to the code's dental-equipment nominal scope, suggesting potential miscoding in the source data.