UNSPSC 42151686: Dental instrument sets

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that an assortment instruments used in a dental procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42151686 Dental instrument sets is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses specialized dental imaging equipment and supplies acquired by educational institutions and municipal utilities, not traditional hand instruments. The recent opportunities show state and local buyers procuring advanced intraoral scanning technology and broader dental supply frameworks rather than conventional dental tool kits. Valencia College's School of Allied Health Dental Hygiene Department is pursuing sole-source acquisition of iTero Lumina Scanners—3D imaging devices for clinical and educational use—while Texas A&M University's procurement services has issued an ITB for a master-order vendor pool to supply dental and medical equipment and supplies on demand. The issuing bodies span higher-education procurement offices (community colleges and university system divisions) alongside general municipal purchasing, though the code's activity appears concentrated in institution-specific, specialized-equipment acquisitions rather than routine consumable dental supplies. Neither opportunity names set-aside or preference designations.

The most recent activity appears in Florida and Texas. Valencia College's sole-source procurement for four iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc.—totaling $143,196.00, with a due date of November 27, 2025—represents a narrow, institution-specific acquisition certified under Florida Administrative Code and Florida Statute 287.057. Texas A&M University's ITB TAMHSC-26-0648, posted August 20, 2026 with a September 3, 2026 deadline, targets a vendor pool for ongoing dental and medical equipment supply through the AggieBid portal. A third opportunity—the City of Arlington's RFP for a cyanide flow analyzer posted August 12, 2026—appears misaligned with the dental instrument sets code scope and likely represents a data-classification anomaly. State and local procurement under this code is sparse and episodic, driven by institutional capital equipment refresh and educational program needs rather than consistent market activity.