UNSPSC 42151670: Dental heat carriers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used an appliance that are designed exclusively for the use in the warm vertical gutta percha procedures. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42151670 Dental heat carriers is a Commodity code, though the recent state and local activity under this code shows a significant mismatch between the nominal scope and what is actually being procured. Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department posted a sole source procurement in November 2025 for four iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc.—3D digital intraoral imaging devices that fall outside the traditional "heat carrier" product category. The scanner procurement totaled $143,196.00 and was conducted under Florida Administrative Code 6A-14.0734(2)(a)(h) and Florida Statute 287.057, following a seven business day public posting process to allow review of the sole source justification. This represents the only recent opportunity surfaced under the code.

The code shows minimal recent activity in state and local procurement, and the single opportunity on record is a specialized educational equipment acquisition rather than a heat-carrier product, indicating the code may be misapplied in this instance or sees very limited use in public-sector purchasing. The procurement was administratively handled by Valencia College's Procurement Office (Assistant Director Kellie Robertson) and was institution-specific to the Dental Hygiene Department with no broader competitive bidding or set-aside designations. Geographic activity is limited to Florida based on available records. Business development professionals should verify whether this code accurately reflects their service or product line in state and local taxonomy; the current opportunity stream does not support meaningful market activity under the nominal "dental heat carriers" classification.