UNSPSC 42152911: Dental instrument cassettes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an openable and closeable case for dental instruments, devices, and supplies used during a dental procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42152911 Dental instrument cassettes (Commodity) shows limited and misaligned recent state and local activity; the three most recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect the nominal scope of dental instrument cassettes or related sterilization and storage products. Instead, the solicitations span specialized dental scanning equipment, a broad medical and dental supplies vendor pool agreement, and wastewater treatment instrumentation — none of which align with cassettes for organizing, storing, or sterilizing dental hand instruments. The code's abstract definition does not match the work actually being solicited under it in the state and local market today.

The three recent opportunities originate from a community college, a university health system, and a municipal wastewater utility across Florida and Texas, with response dates in late August and September 2026. Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department issued a sole-source procurement (SS202620) for four iTero Lumina intraoral scanners from Align Technology, Inc., totaling $143,196.00, with a response date of November 27, 2025. Texas A&M University's Division of Finance Procurement Services posted an ITB (TAMHSC-26-0648) for a vendor pool to supply dental and medical equipment and supplies on demand, due September 3, 2026. The City of Arlington, Texas issued an RFP (270014) for a cyanide flow analyzer for wastewater monitoring, due September 10, 2026. The code's recent posting activity does not reflect genuine demand for dental instrument cassettes within state and local procurement.