UNSPSC 42182420: Aural probes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a device for the probing of aural polyp or other mass in the ear canal in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42182420 Aural probes is a Commodity code that encompasses diagnostic listening devices and otoscopic equipment purchased by state and local health agencies, primarily through cooperative purchasing frameworks. State and local governments acquire aural probes as component elements within broader medical supply master agreements rather than as standalone line items; recent solicitations frame them as part of comprehensive medical supply catalogs made available to health departments, public hospitals, and clinic networks. Issuing bodies include state health departments and multi-state cooperative purchasing consortia that aggregate demand across dozens of participating jurisdictions. NASPO ValuePoint and Sourcewell—two major cooperative purchasing vehicles—serve as administrative intermediaries, establishing master agreements that individual agencies then draw from as needed.

Recent activity centers on two NASPO ValuePoint medical-supplies RFPs, both with a November 9, 2026 deadline, that bundle aural probes within larger medical supply frameworks available to Idaho state agencies and participating public entities nationwide. Idaho and South Dakota sponsor these cooperative procurements. A separate Sourcewell RFP (#061626) for law enforcement equipment posted May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 deadline does not represent relevant activity under this code—that solicitation targets tactical and protective gear for law enforcement agencies across Washington state and participating jurisdictions, not medical diagnostic equipment. Geographic activity for aural probes procurement under this code is limited; the available records show only the NASPO ValuePoint opportunities anchored to Idaho and South Dakota cooperative structures, with no standalone municipal, county, or state agency solicitations naming aural probes as a discrete procurement line item.