UNSPSC 42182206: Mercury medical thermometers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a mercury medical thermometer in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Mercury medical thermometers under 21 CFR 880.29 and under FDA product code FQZ. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902511.

UNSPSC 42182206 Mercury medical thermometers is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure clinical thermometers and related first aid medical supplies. The recent solicitations show that thermometers are typically part of broader first aid and medical supply bundles rather than standalone procurements; they appear alongside bandages, gauze, exam gloves, alcohol prep pads, and sharps containers. Issuing bodies under this code include school districts, counties, and cooperative purchasing consortia. The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida issued an ITB for first aid supplies that explicitly listed thermometers among 34 line items. Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based local government cooperative, is procuring law enforcement equipment on behalf of multiple participating entities including Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, Yakima) and thousands of public bodies across the United States and Canada; while the law enforcement equipment RFP does not itemize thermometers, the broad scope of medical supplies within such frameworks typically includes clinical thermometers for first aid kits.

Recent activity spans Florida and the Pacific Northwest through Washington state and Minnesota cooperative channels. The Pinellas County School Board issued ITB #25-CR-069 with a November 20, 2025 response deadline and estimated annual usage of approximately $130,000; the contract covers delivery to a single warehouse in Largo, Florida on an as-needed basis, with the contract running from February 11, 2026 to February 10, 2027 and a Florida-supplier preference in place. Sourcewell's RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment closed June 16, 2026 and encompasses a multi-state and multi-entity framework available to participating jurisdictions nationwide. Both opportunities reflect the pattern that thermometers are procured as part of standardized first aid kits rather than as individual line items, making volume and pricing flexibility key competitive factors in pursuit.