UNSPSC 42182101: Electronic stethoscopes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Electronic stethoscopes under 21 CFR 868.1920 and under FDA product code BZT. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42182101 Electronic stethoscopes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it reveal little actual demand for stethoscopes themselves. Instead, the opportunities span law enforcement equipment procurement, school district instructional resources and equipment, detention facility security system upgrades, medical equipment compatibility (blood pressure cuffs for fire rescue), and emergency medical supplies for municipal fire departments. The code's nominal scope—stethoscopes as standalone products—does not align with the work being solicited, and electronic stethoscopes do not appear as line items in any of the posted opportunities. Issuing bodies include counties (Collin County, Hillsborough County, Texas), school districts (Klein Independent School District), a state cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell on behalf of multiple jurisdictions), and municipalities (City of Tampa). No stethoscope-specific procurement activity is evident in the recent opportunities.

Recent opportunities classified under this code do not reflect electronic stethoscope procurement. The Hillsborough County, Florida notice (April 6, 2026 close) addresses sole-source blood pressure cuff compatibility with Stryker LP35 monitors for fire rescue operations at an estimated cost of $44,385 through December 31, 2026; the City of Tampa's sheltered-market IFB for medical and first aid supplies (March 25, 2026 post, March 13, 2026 close) includes 169 line items for fire rescue operations with an estimated contract value of $700,000, but no stethoscopes are named among the respiratory equipment, cardiac electrodes, endotracheal tubes, and consumables listed. The Sourcewell RFP #061626 (due June 16, 2026) establishes a cooperative contracting vehicle for law enforcement equipment available to thousands of public entities across the United States and Canada, while Klein ISD's RFP #26-101 (due June 5, 2026) seeks Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics resources across 17 program areas. The code appears to be a taxonomy mismatch; vendors pursuing actual electronic stethoscope sales to state and local government should verify their opportunities against procurement notices that explicitly name diagnostic instruments rather than relying on this code's current activity.