UNSPSC 42182201: Tympanic medical thermometers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a medical thermometer used in the patient's ear to take a temperature in a medical setting.

UNSPSC 42182201 Tympanic medical thermometers is a Commodity code that encompasses handheld infrared or electronic ear thermometers purchased by state and local health departments, school districts, law enforcement agencies, and emergency medical services for clinical, occupational health, and emergency response settings. State and local governments buy tympanic thermometers as part of broader first aid and medical supply procurement, often bundled with other diagnostic and consumable medical equipment within cooperative purchasing agreements or standalone first aid supply contracts.

Recent activity shows tympanic thermometers tagged under this code appearing in health and safety supply solicitations across school districts and law enforcement cooperative frameworks. The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida issued ITB #25-CR-069 in April 2026 for first aid supplies including thermometers, with an estimated annual value of approximately $130,000 and delivery to the Walter Pownall Service Center Warehouse in Largo, Florida; the response date was November 20, 2025. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, issued RFP #061626 in May 2026 on behalf of participating entities including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington, and other jurisdictions nationwide, to establish law enforcement equipment contracting solutions available to governmental agencies and school districts; the response date was June 16, 2026. Geographic spread across recent opportunities includes Florida, Washington, and Minnesota cooperative procurement structures extending nationwide. The code shows modest recent activity tied to bundled first aid and law enforcement equipment procurement rather than standalone thermometer purchases.