UNSPSC 42181546: Apothecary or dressing containers or jars

Sundry containers used in office or clinic setting for sanitary storage of frequently used supplies such as gauze or applicaotrs

UNSPSC 42181546 Apothecary or dressing containers or jars (Commodity) describes storage vessels and containment systems for pharmaceutical, medical supply, and occupational health materials used by state and local health agencies, departments of transportation, and public sector health programs. State and local governments procure these containers as consumable or capital components within broader medical supply frameworks, occupational health initiatives, and pharmaceutical distribution systems managed by state agencies and transit authorities.

Recent solicitation activity under this code is sparse and geographically limited. The Idaho Department of Health, soliciting through the NASPO ValuePoint cooperative purchasing vehicle (RFP NVP_1443, response due November 9, 2026), posted a multi-category medical supplies RFP that includes container and storage products as components of a broader catalog offering to Idaho state agencies and participating public entities. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries (RFP 20260825, pre-bid August 31, 2026, response due October 9, 2026), solicited occupational medical surveillance services; the underlying scope—medical examinations and record-keeping across 14 Washington ferry locations—implies administrative medical supplies but does not explicitly foreground containers or jars as line items. A Sourcewell cooperative RFP for law enforcement equipment (RFP #061626, response due June 16, 2026) is unrelated to pharmaceutical or dressing containers and does not reflect relevant activity under the code. The code shows limited targeted procurement activity; where containers do appear, they surface as minor components within larger medical supply or occupational health frameworks rather than standalone purchasing drivers.