UNSPSC 42171613: Mobile medical services spine boards

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a spine board during a mobile medical services procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42171613 Mobile medical services spine boards is a Commodity code, yet the recent opportunities posted under this designation do not align with the nominal scope. The source materials show no state or local solicitations for spine boards—the immobilization and transport devices specified by the code name. Instead, the tagged opportunities span a wide range of emergency medical services equipment and supplies entirely unrelated to spinal immobilization, including automated chest compression devices (AutoPulse units), ventilator maintenance, intraosseous infusion systems, pharmaceutical supplies, AED batteries, occupational medical surveillance services, and accessibility services. This categorical mismatch suggests either systematic mis-tagging of opportunities in state procurement systems or drift in how the code is being applied across jurisdictions.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span the full range of state and local public safety infrastructure: county emergency medical services departments (Escambia County, Bernalillo County, Williamson County), fire departments and rescue services (City of Tucson, City of South Fulton, Orange County), county boards of commissioners (Broward County, Hillsborough County, Collier County, Clay County), state agencies (Ohio Board of Health, Washington State Department of Transportation, State of Texas), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell, Purchasing Cooperative of America). Geographic activity is dispersed across Florida, Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Washington, New Mexico, New Jersey, and Arizona. Representative recent solicitations include Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue requesting bids for approximately 266 core EMS medical products (RFB 46-26-JM, due May 21, 2026, estimated annual value approximately $240,000), the City of Tucson Fire Department requesting BLS/ALS pharmaceuticals, supplies, and VendNovation vending machine services under federal grant funding (RFP 26-0217, due June 24, 2026), and Hillsborough County requesting maintenance and repair services for 40 Vyaire LTV 1200 ventilators over three years (ITB 26-00275, due June 12, 2026, estimated value $140,225). The code shows activity but little relevance to spine boards as a product category; business development professionals should verify the actual scope of work required before pursuing opportunities tagged under this Commodity code.