UNSPSC 42171504: Patient holding or evacuation system heater unit accessories

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is either an accessory or consumable associated with patient holding or evacuation system heater units. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 730441.

UNSPSC 42171504 Patient holding or evacuation system heater unit accessories is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are buying under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show no procurement activity for patient holding or evacuation system heater unit accessories. Instead, issuers are soliciting emergency medical services supplies, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, ventilators, stretchers, and diagnostic devices—products fundamentally unrelated to the nominal code scope. The mismatch between the code name and the posted opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding or that this particular commodity is seldom purchased through competitive solicitation at the state and local level. The code shows little relevant recent activity.

Williamson County (Texas), Henry County (Georgia), the City of Dallas, Orange County (Florida), the City of Tucson, Hillsborough County (Florida), Clay County (Florida), the City of Tampa, and the Ohio Board of Health issued the most recent opportunities, predominantly for EMS medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, airway management devices, trauma supplies, IV administration sets, diagnostic equipment, ventilators, stretchers, and transport equipment. These procurements were issued as IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs with response dates ranging from early June 2026 through October 2025. Geographic activity concentrated in Florida, Texas, Georgia, and Ohio, with additional solicitations from New Mexico, Arizona, and the District of Columbia. The absence of any opportunity explicitly targeting patient holding or evacuation system heater unit accessories—or any component matching the UNSPSC 42171504 descriptor—indicates the code does not currently align with active state and local procurement demand.