UNSPSC 42183001: Eye charts or vision cards

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as instruments to screen persons for vision impairment in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Eye charts or vision cards under 21 CFR 886.1350 and under FDA product code HJA. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901850.

UNSPSC 42183001 Eye charts or vision cards (Commodity) sees sparse recent activity in state and local procurement, with no current opportunities directly soliciting vision assessment cards or charts. The three most recent opportunities tagged to this code show a mismatch: the County of Santa Clara's ITB for ophthalmic instruments, services, supplies, and accessories (due July 10, 2026) encompasses a broad range of equipment and maintenance contracts for the Valley Specialty Center Ophthalmology Department rather than vision cards specifically; Sourcewell's cooperative RFP for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026) addresses public safety apparatus unrelated to ophthalmology; and Clay County, Florida's IFB for physicals and drug testing (due February 26, 2026) solicits occupational health and safety services. The code's actual scope—vision screening cards and charts used by hospitals, county health departments, school districts, and occupational health providers—does not align with the posted opportunities.

Activity under this code appears confined to occasional buys by individual county health systems and school districts rather than broad multi-jurisdiction cooperative procurements or state-level contracts. The Santa Clara County ITB represents the only ophthalmology-related solicitation in the available record and may include vision assessment products as line items within a larger instruments-and-supplies bundle, though the summary does not itemize specific components. Absent additional opportunities in the recent queue, the code shows low velocity and would merit monitoring rather than active pursuit unless a business development lead identifies a specific county health system or school district RFP that names vision cards or screening charts by name.