UNSPSC 42183500: Ophthalmic scopes

In this classification, this class includes, equipment, components, accessories, and supplies, utilized in medical facility materials handling and distributing procedures.

UNSPSC 42183500 Ophthalmic scopes is a Class code that captures optical and spectrophotometric measurement equipment purchased by state and local governments for facility operations, environmental monitoring, and specialized laboratory or field testing. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring spectrophotometers for waste-to-energy operations, law enforcement applications, and educational institution use across instructional and technical programs. The issuing bodies include municipal solid waste and environmental departments, state and local government cooperatives managing multi-jurisdiction procurement, and independent school districts. The scope spans direct equipment replacement, cooperative purchasing frameworks serving thousands of public entities, and bundled procurement of instructional equipment alongside consumables and support services.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in the upper Midwest and South. The City of Tampa, Florida's Solid Waste & Environmental Program Management issued RFQ 26P00372 on June 25, 2026, seeking a Heck DR4900 Spectrophotometer as a direct replacement unit for its McKay Bay Waste to Energy facility, with quotes due June 12, 2026. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, released RFP 061626 on May 12, 2026, for law enforcement equipment available to participating entities across Washington state, Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, Yakima County, and jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada, with proposals due June 16, 2026. Klein Independent School District in Harris County, Texas issued RFP 26-101 on April 17, 2026, for career technical education and advanced academics instructional resources and equipment, with responses due June 5, 2026. The Texas procurement actively encourages HUB, MWBE, and SBE vendors and applies best-value evaluation criteria.