UNSPSC 42171808: Mobile medical services non-suction antichoke devices

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a non-suction antichoke device during a mobile medical services procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901849.

UNSPSC 42171808 Mobile medical services non-suction antichoke devices, a Commodity code, describes equipment and supplies that state and local governments procure for emergency medical services operations, though recent solicitation activity under this code shows minimal direct alignment with the code's nominal scope. Instead, the recent opportunities in the block reflect broader EMS procurement activity spanning airway management devices, intraosseous infusion systems, pharmaceuticals, transport ventilators, and comprehensive medical supply contracts—many of which may fall under this or related UNSPSC classifications but are not explicitly tagged to 42171808 in the source material.

County and municipal fire departments and EMS agencies dominate the issuing body mix, with recent activity from Williamson County (Texas), Henry County (Georgia), the City of Dallas, Orange County (Florida), the City of Tucson Fire Department, Hillsborough County (Florida), the Ohio Board of Health, Clay County (Florida), Marion County (Florida), and Bernalillo County (New Mexico). Geographic spread spans Texas, Florida, Georgia, Arizona, New Mexico, and Ohio, with no standout concentration in a single jurisdiction. Representative recent opportunities include Williamson County's IFB 26IFB63 for EMS Medical and Pharmaceutical Items (due August 4, 2026), Henry County's BID 26-34 for Miscellaneous Medical Supplies for the Fire Department (due April 8, 2026), and Orange County Fire Rescue's five-year EMS Equipment solicitation Y25-1067-KS covering 94 line items of medical supplies with a bid deadline of October 14, 2025 (note: this deadline has passed as of today's date). The City of Tucson's RFP 260217 for BLS/ALS Pharmaceuticals, Supplies, and VendNovation vending machines (due June 24, 2026) represents a higher-complexity solicitation bundling pharmaceuticals, inventory management software, and hardware, with federal funding compliance (ARPA, HUD, FTA grants) and Section 3 labor requirements. Pricing in recent opportunities ranges from estimated annual values of $70,000 to $240,000 for multi-year fire department medical supply contracts, with some sole-source and limited-source procurements (such as Williamson County's Hamilton-T1 transport ventilator sole source and the City of Orlando's Handtevy Pediatric Emergency Bag sole source at $5,045.52) indicating vendor lock-in on specialized equipment. The code shows active state and local procurement but lacks clear, consolidated activity—issuing bodies tend to post under broader EMS or medical supply classifications rather than the specific antichoke device category, suggesting the code may be underutilized or that procurement offices are classifying this equipment under higher-level commodity families.