UNSPSC 42183030: Eye occluders

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an implement designed to temporarily block light to one eye. in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42183030 Eye occluders (Commodity) encompasses optical and laboratory safety equipment that state and local governments procure to support educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and research laboratories. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reflect purchasing of microscopes, microscope accessories, and optical equipment — products that extend beyond the narrow eye-occluder product name to include a broader range of optical and laboratory instrumentation. State agencies, including education and laboratory procurement offices, are the primary issuing bodies soliciting under this code through both direct RFP and cooperative purchasing vehicles designed to enable multiple agencies to access consolidated, negotiated pricing on microscope and optical equipment.

Texas leads recent activity on this code, with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts soliciting microscopes and accessories through the Texas Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) as an indefinite-quantity, requirements-type agreement with a response deadline of September 1, 2026. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget posted a Notice of Intent for RFP 250000002612 regarding optical lenses and frames (due July 31, 2026), though the underlying RFP scope and full procurement details are not disclosed in the available source material. Cooperative purchasing vehicles dominate the structure of current opportunities, allowing state and local agencies to leverage volume purchasing and pre-negotiated unit pricing across education and laboratory procurement bases. Respondents must complete mandatory certifications, insurance statements, and price sheets establishing firm fixed-price unit costs, with warranty provisions specified for defects and repairs.