UNSPSC 42181502: Medical exam transilluminators

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a transilluminator for a medical exam in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Medical exam transilluminators under 21 CFR 886.1945 and under FDA product code HJM. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42181502 Medical exam transilluminators is a Commodity code covering diagnostic lighting equipment used to examine tissues and cavities during medical procedures. State and local health departments, hospital systems, and public health clinics procure these devices to support clinical assessment and patient care. The code sees activity primarily through cooperative purchasing vehicles that bundle medical supplies and equipment into master agreements, allowing multiple jurisdictions to leverage collective volume for pricing advantage. Issuing bodies include state health departments and regional medical procurement consortia operating through established cooperative purchasing frameworks.

Recent activity centers on NASPO ValuePoint RFP NVP_1443 for Idaho Medical Supplies, posted October 6, 2026 with proposals due November 9, 2026, and a parallel NASPO ValuePoint medical-supplies master-agreement RFP (Solicitation 1433) posted September 25, 2026, also closing November 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Both solicitations are structured as cooperative purchasing vehicles — NASPO ValuePoint administers the framework across multiple states, with South Dakota acting as the administering state for the broader RFP and Idaho sponsoring the state-specific procurement. Vendors responding to these RFPs must provide comprehensive product catalogs and competitive unit pricing with potential volume discounts. The solicitations do not specify which small-business, state-preference, or other set-aside programs apply, though the overview notes that such preferences may be active. Funding flows from individual agency budgets as items are ordered under the resulting master agreements. The recent-opportunities block shows limited geographic spread; the code appears to see consolidation through national cooperative purchasing vehicles rather than scattered single-jurisdiction solicitations.