UNSPSC 42151683: Facebows

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a is a dental instrument that is used in the field of prosthodontics. Its purpose is to transfer functional and aesthetic components from patient's mouth to the dental articulator. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42151683 Facebows (Commodity) encompasses dental scanning and imaging equipment, though the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity. The three most recent solicitations include a sole source acquisition by Valencia College (Florida) for 4 iTero Lumina intraoral scanners ($143,196.00), a master order pool for dental and medical equipment and supplies from Texas A&M University Division of Finance Procurement Services, and a cyanide flow analyzer request by the City of Arlington, Texas for wastewater treatment operations. Only the Valencia College and Texas A&M procurements align with dental equipment; the Arlington analyzer is entirely unrelated to facebow or dental instrumentation scope. Issuing bodies include higher education institutions (Valencia College, Texas A&M University) and municipal governments (City of Arlington), suggesting a mixed buyer base when dental-equipment activity does surface.

The recent opportunities cluster in Florida and Texas. Valencia College's sole source procurement for iTero Lumina scanners posted October 19, 2026, with a due date of November 27, 2025 (note: the due date predates the posting date in the source, suggesting a data entry anomaly), represents the most directly relevant activity under this code. Texas A&M's ITB for a dental and medical equipment vendor pool posted August 20, 2026, with a September 3, 2026 response deadline, establishes standing capacity for broader dental procurement but does not specify facebow acquisitions. The code shows limited recent activity specifically targeting facebows or direct orthodontic instrumentation, with the small sample and vendor mismatch indicating that state and local governments rarely tag dental equipment procurements to this particular commodity code.