UNSPSC 42183029: Phoropter units

in this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a device used in a phoroptic procedures in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42183029 Phoropter units (Commodity) covers optical diagnostic and examination equipment that state and local governments procure for educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and laboratory settings. Recent activity shows solicitation of microscopes, optical lenses, and related optical accessories through cooperative purchasing vehicles and state procurement channels. State and local issuing bodies accessing this code include the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (purchasing on behalf of participating state and local agencies through cooperative purchasing) and state procurement offices such as Michigan's, indicating primary demand from education and laboratory operations within state systems.

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts posted solicitation 304T27490M2 on August 5, 2026 through the Texas Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) for microscopes and accessories, with a September 1, 2026 response deadline; this indefinite-quantity, requirements-type agreement establishes firm fixed-price unit costs enabling multiple state and local agencies to access pre-negotiated microscope equipment and accessories with specified warranty provisions. Michigan issued a Notice of Intent for RFP 250000002612 on July 27, 2026 for optical lenses and frames with a July 31, 2026 response deadline, though the underlying RFP scope and contract details are not fully disclosed in available summaries. Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas and Michigan; cooperative purchasing structures and state-level procurement offices dominate the issuing-body mix, suggesting demand driven by consolidated purchasing across education and laboratory functions rather than individual institutional buying.