UNSPSC 42171800: Mobile medical services airway management equipment

In this classification, this class includes, the equipment and supplies utilized in mobile airway management based medical procedures.

UNSPSC 42171800 Mobile medical services airway management equipment is a Class code that encompasses airway devices, respiratory support systems, and related consumables purchased by state and local emergency medical services and fire departments. State and local buyers under this code procure equipment spanning from airway management devices and intraosseous infusion systems to automated chest compression units, ventilators, and associated circuit tubing and consumables. The recent opportunities show a mix of single-source and competitive procurements driven by incumbent equipment platforms, regulatory compliance requirements, and clinical standardization within EMS operations.

Recent activity spans fire departments, county EMS agencies, and health care systems primarily in the South and Southwest. Solicitations include Escambia County EMS seeking authorized Hamilton Medical consumables (sole source, September 2026), Marion County, Florida procuring Vidacare EZ-IO intraosseous infusion systems (May 2026), Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue requesting approximately 266 core EMS medical products with estimated annual value of $240,000 (RFB 46-26-JM, due May 2026), the City of Tucson Fire Department sourcing BLS and ALS pharmaceuticals, supplies, and VendNovation vending machines with software (June 2026), and University Medical Center of El Paso seeking EMS partnerships for ECMO and specialty transport with proposals due October 27, 2026. The City of DeLand issued a sole-source procurement for AutoPulse NXT automated chest compression devices from Zoll Medical Corporation (March 2026). Hillsborough County requested bids for maintenance and repair services on 40 Vyaire Medical LTV 1200 ventilators over three years with estimated value of $140,225 (ITB 26-00275, June 2026). Geographic spread includes Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Georgia, and Ohio. Most opportunities reflect as-needed requirements contracts or multi-year terms with annual renewal options, preference for authorized OEM distributors, compliance with OSHA and FDA standards, and firm fixed-price or unit-pricing models.