UNSPSC 42183069: Caloric-air stimulators

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a caloric testing apparatus for introducing heated or cooled air, under direct visual control, into the outer ear canal of a human subject for purposes of testing inner ear balance mechanisms in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42183069 Caloric-air stimulators is a Commodity code with minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The three most recent opportunities tagged under this code show limited relevance to the nominal category: the City of Tampa issued an RFQ for a Heck DR4900 Spectrophotometer (a water-quality analytical instrument) at its McKay Bay Waste to Energy facility, Sourcewell issued a cooperative RFP for law enforcement equipment on behalf of multiple Washington counties and national participating entities, and Klein Independent School District in Harris County, Texas issued an RFP for Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics instructional resources and equipment. None of these solicitations align with caloric-air stimulator procurement, suggesting the code may be misapplied to these opportunities or carries minimal active volume in the state and local space.

Activity appears scattered across municipal solid-waste operations (Tampa), multi-jurisdictional cooperative purchasing (Sourcewell cooperative covering Washington state and national entities), and K–12 school district instruction (Klein ISD). The geographic footprint spans Florida, Washington, Texas, and Minnesota (Sourcewell's administrative location), though the mismatch between the code name and the actual scope of recent opportunities limits relevance for vendors targeting this specific commodity. No set-aside or preference designations were named in the City of Tampa or Klein ISD solicitations; Sourcewell did not specify set-asides in available documentation. This code warrants close attention to actual issuing-body postings rather than reliance on the UNSPSC tag, as recent activity under it does not reflect the product category the code nominally describes.