UNSPSC 42182412: Medical tuning forks

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a device to assess the range of patient hearing in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Medical tuning forks under 21 CFR 882. 152 and under FDA product code GWX. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 920999.

UNSPSC 42182412 Medical tuning forks (Commodity) does not map to the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. The four recent opportunities tagged with this Commodity code are for law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell cooperative), career technical education instructional resources (Klein ISD), blood pressure cuffs (Hillsborough County), and medical and first aid supplies for fire rescue (City of Tampa) — none of which involve tuning forks. The law enforcement and fire rescue procurements are medical and emergency-response equipment purchases, while the education and blood pressure cuff solicitations are unrelated to diagnostic or clinical instruments of the type a tuning fork represents. This code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope.

Geographic spread and recent activity are dispersed across multiple states and issuing-body types: Sourcewell (a Minnesota cooperative serving thousands of jurisdictions nationwide), Klein ISD in Harris County, Texas, Hillsborough County, Florida, and the City of Tampa, Florida. The Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment closed June 16, 2026; Klein ISD RFP #26-101 for Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics closed June 5, 2026; Hillsborough County's sole-source procurement SS2600228 for Technicuff blood pressure cuffs closed April 13, 2026; and the City of Tampa ITB #26-P-00145 for medical and first aid supplies closed March 13, 2026, with an estimated contract value of $700,000.00 and SLBE set-aside status. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the posted opportunities suggests either a classification error in the sourcing system or minimal market activity under this specific commodity code.