UNSPSC 42151687: Dental insulating pens

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a dental instrument that effectively separates plaster or epoxy from veneering composites. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42151687 Dental insulating pens is a Commodity code that shows minimal relevance to the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The source records three recent solicitations, none of which align with dental insulating pens or related consumable dental supplies. Instead, the opportunities reflect procurement of major capital equipment and systems: one sole-source acquisition of iTero Lumina digital intraoral scanners by a college dental hygiene program, one master-order pool for an unspecified range of dental and medical equipment and supplies, and one wastewater-treatment analyzer purchase by a municipal utility. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurements suggests the code is either misapplied to these opportunities or sees limited genuine activity aligned with its intended product category.

The three opportunities span Florida and Texas. Valencia College in Florida conducted a sole-source procurement of 4 iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc. for $143,196.00 (certified November 18, 2025, due November 27, 2025). Texas A&M University's Division of Finance Procurement Services issued an ITB for a master-order pool of dental and medical equipment and supplies with bids due September 3, 2026. The City of Arlington, Texas requested RFP responses for a cyanide flow analyzer due September 10, 2026. The issuing bodies include a higher-education institution, a university, and a municipal government, but the opportunities themselves do not represent procurement activity typical of the dental insulating pens commodity code, making this a poor match for business development professionals focused on actual market demand in this product category.