UNSPSC 42181528: Skin electrical resistance measuring devices

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a device to measure the amount of electrical resistance in the skin of a patient in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Skin electrical resistance measuring devices under 21 CFR 882.1540 and under FDA product code LMY. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901849.

UNSPSC 42181528 Skin electrical resistance measuring devices is a Commodity code, though the recent state and local opportunities posted under it reflect a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being solicited. State and local governments use this code to tag medical and emergency response equipment, but the recent postings center on blood pressure cuffs, general medical and first aid supplies for fire rescue operations, and law enforcement equipment rather than devices measuring skin electrical resistance per se. The issuing bodies span counties, cities, school districts, and cooperative purchasing organizations. Hillsborough County, Florida posted a sole source procurement for Technicuff blood pressure cuffs compatible with Stryker defibrillator systems, while the City of Tampa's Fire Department solicited 169 line items of medical and first aid supplies including respiratory equipment, cardiac monitoring electrodes, airway devices, and medical consumables under a sheltered small local business enterprise contract with a 5% bid discount and an estimated value of $700,000.00. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, issued a broad RFP for law enforcement equipment available to thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, school districts, and public entities across the United States and Canada. Klein Independent School District in Harris County, Texas posted an RFP for Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics instructional resources and equipment spanning 17 CTE program areas, which falls outside the medical and emergency response domain entirely.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, Washington state, and Minnesota. The Hillsborough County blood pressure cuff procurement closed April 13, 2026, with an estimated value of $44,385.00 for a nine-month term through December 31, 2026. The City of Tampa's medical and first aid supplies IFB was due March 13, 2026, with award anticipated from a lowest responsive, responsible bidder under a one-year term plus two optional renewals. The Sourcewell law enforcement equipment RFP closed June 16, 2026, and Klein ISD's Career Technical Education RFP closed June 5, 2026. The code shows fragmented activity across unrelated commodity families; the blood pressure cuff and medical supply solicitations are the only opportunities genuinely aligned with medical device procurement, while the law enforcement and educational equipment postings suggest tagging inconsistency within the procurement systems that submitted them.