UNSPSC 42151672: Dental expanders

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is an appliance that is used to widen the upper jaw (maxilla) so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42151672 Dental expanders is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations covers specialized dental imaging and diagnostic equipment, not the orthodontic-expansion devices the code name suggests. State and local buyers under this code include higher-education institutions (community colleges, university health systems) and municipal utilities, though the recent-opportunity block shows activity too sparse to characterize a dominant issuing-body pattern. The work ranges from sole-source acquisitions of advanced 3D intraoral scanning technology for dental education and clinical practice to broader standing-vendor agreements for mixed dental and medical supplies and equipment.

Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department posted a sole-source RFP (SS202620) in November 2025 for 4 iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc., totaling $143,196.00, due November 27, 2025. Texas A&M University, Division of Finance Procurement Services, issued ITB TAMHSC-26-0648 in August 2026 (bids due September 3, 2026) for a pool of vendors to supply dental and medical equipment and supplies on a master order basis. Activity is concentrated in Texas and Florida, though the code shows limited recent solicitation volume overall. One opportunity in the block—the City of Arlington's September 2026 cyanide flow analyzer RFP—appears unrelated to the dental-equipment scope and does not reflect typical activity under this Commodity code.