UNSPSC 42183017: Ophthalmic speculas

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a tool designed to inspect the eyes in humans. US FDA regulates Ophthalmic speculas under 21 CFR 886.4350 and under FDA product code HNC. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901850.

UNSPSC 42183017 Ophthalmic speculas is a Commodity code that nominally refers to eye-examination instruments, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with that scope. Instead, the three most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve precision measurement and testing equipment: a high-voltage capacitance and power-factor measurement module for utility testing, a laboratory spectrophotometer for waste-to-energy facility water analysis, and a cooperative-purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment. None of these items are ophthalmic devices. The issuing bodies include a municipal utility authority, a city solid waste program, and a state-led cooperative purchasing consortium serving multiple counties and public entities across Washington and other jurisdictions.

Recent activity is geographically dispersed across Florida (Kissimmee and Tampa), Minnesota (Sourcewell), and Washington state (participating counties). The Kissimmee Utility Authority's IFB 26046JG (posted September 28, 2026, response due September 22, 2026) solicited an OMICRON CP TD12 Testing Module for a fixed contract value under $250,000. The City of Tampa's RFQ 26-P-00372 (posted June 25, 2026, response due June 12, 2026) requested a Heck DR4900 Spectrophotometer as a direct replacement for an aging unit at McKay Bay Waste to Energy. Sourcewell's RFP #061626 (posted May 12, 2026, response due June 16, 2026) sought law enforcement equipment for a multi-state cooperative contract framework. The code shows minimal recent activity and appears to be misclassified or used inconsistently by issuing bodies; substantive pursuit of this code requires validation that the nominal scope (ophthalmic speculas) aligns with actual buying intent.