UNSPSC 42183060: Schirmer strips

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a treated strip that determines whether the eye produces enough tears to keep it moist. in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Schirmer strips under 21 CFR 886.18 and under FDA product code kyd. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42183060 Schirmer strips (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code. The three most recent opportunities — a spectrophotometer replacement for Tampa's waste-to-energy facility, a cooperative law enforcement equipment framework agreement through Sourcewell, and a school district RFP for career and technical education instructional resources — fall outside the scope of ophthalmic diagnostic test strips that the code nominates. No relevant recent activity under this code is evident in the source material.

The geographic distribution and issuing-body mix therefore cannot be characterized from substantive procurement for Schirmer strips. The mismatch between code and opportunity suggests either a classification error in the state or local procurement systems or that this code sees insufficient volume in state and local markets to populate the recent-opportunities dataset with aligned solicitations.