UNSPSC 42182007: Medical exam scope bulbs or lamps

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a bulbs or lamps associated with medical exam scopes in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42182007 Medical exam scope bulbs or lamps (Commodity) covers specialty lighting components used in clinical diagnostic equipment, primarily purchased by state health departments, regional medical procurement consortiums, and health system networks through cooperative purchasing vehicles. State and local governments source these items as replacement parts and consumables for otoscopes, ophthalmoscopes, and other handheld diagnostic instruments deployed across clinics, urgent care facilities, and public health programs. The buying pattern reflects steady consumable replacement demand rather than one-time capital equipment procurement; issuing bodies include state agencies coordinating bulk medical supply contracts and multi-state cooperative purchasing organizations that aggregate demand across participating jurisdictions.

Recent activity centers on NASPO ValuePoint master-agreement RFPs that bundle medical exam scope bulbs alongside broader medical supply categories. Idaho is administering a NASPO ValuePoint RFP (NVP1443) with proposals due November 9, 2026, establishing cooperative purchasing framework agreements open to state and local entities across multiple states; South Dakota is also administering a parallel ValuePoint master-agreement solicitation (RFP 1433) on the same deadline. These cooperative vehicles signal sustained multi-state procurement interest in bundled medical supply contracts where exam scope components compete alongside other clinical consumables. The source does not identify standalone buys for the commodity itself or activity concentrated in specific regions beyond the NASPO ValuePoint footprint, which spans numerous states through cooperative participating-entity networks.