UNSPSC 42191617: Operating room lighting accessories

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is either an accessory or consumable associated with operating room lightings. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 392690.

UNSPSC 42191617 Operating room lighting accessories is a Commodity code naming specialized fixtures and components installed in surgical and clinical environments to support diagnostic and procedural illumination. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through school districts, county facilities, and municipal departments seeking to upgrade, repair, and maintain lighting infrastructure across educational, administrative, and public-safety facilities. Recent solicitations tagged to this code show substantial mismatch between the nominal scope—operating room lighting accessories—and actual procurement activity. The code has been applied to interior renovations at elementary schools, LED lighting retrofits at public schools, theater lighting system installations, electrical maintenance contracts spanning county facilities, sports field lighting, parking lot and auditorium lighting, and commercial lighting fixtures for municipalities. This indicates either broad misclassification of lighting work under the code or that state and local procurement systems are using the code as a catch-all for lighting procurement beyond its stated operating-room focus.

School districts dominate recent activity: Gwinnett County Board of Education in Georgia appears across multiple solicitations for HVAC modifications and interior renovations at elementary and middle schools (Corley ES, Simonton ES, Bay Creek MS, Hull MS, McConnell MS, Phoenix HS, Dacula HS, Sweetwater MS, Partee ES); Pinellas County School District in Florida solicited twice for electrical maintenance and repair services and multiple rounds of theater lighting renovations across high schools (Boca Ciega, East Lake, Palm Harbor); Bulloch County Schools in Georgia issued RFPs for LED lighting retrofit and replacement at Mill Creek Elementary School and an emergency generator with LED lighting installation at Stilson Elementary School. Counties and cities also participate: Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an on-call electrical repair and preventative maintenance ITB spanning over 300 county facilities; Harris County Precinct 3 solicited electrical parts and related items on an as-needed basis; the City of Bartow, Florida issued an ITB for sports field lighting installation at a recreation center; the City of Douglasville, Georgia requested RFP proposals for professional holiday lighting installation and maintenance across seven municipal locations. Specialized public entities appear less frequently: the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida solicited theatrical stage rigging, lighting, and sound systems services; the Lee County Port Authority in Florida issued a sole-source procurement for ADB Safegate airfield lighting fixtures and parts; the Orange County Transportation Authority sought lighting supplies on a two-year blanket contract; the University of Texas at Dallas solicited museums lighting services on behalf of the Universities of Texas System.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and South, with Georgia (Gwinnett County, Bulloch County), Florida (Pinellas County, Sarasota County, Lee County, Bartow, Pembroke Pines), and Texas (Gatesville ISD, Northside ISD, Texas State University) showing the most recent volume. Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Arizona, and California each appear in one or two recent opportunities. Representative recent solicitations illustrate the scope mismatch: Bulloch County Schools issued an RFP for LED Lighting Project #FY2027-Phase 03 at Mill Creek Elementary (PE55612NONST2027000000037, RFP format, proposals due November 5, 2026) specifying EvoKit Click troffer fixtures in multiple configurations from Philips and Sylvania, with mandatory 10 percent contingency allowance, all-inclusive pricing, 90-day substantial completion, and after-hours installation to avoid school disruption; Pinellas County School District issued an ITB for Electrical Maintenance Repair Services (ITB #26CD037, sealed electronic bids due October 8, 2026) covering 24/7 emergency electrical work including auditorium and theater lighting, parking lot and sports field lighting repairs, with an estimated contract value of approximately $400,000, two possible awardees, and maximum two one-year renewals; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an ITB for on-call electrical repair, preventative maintenance, and installation services (BL143-26, sealed bids due October 19, 2026) spanning Part I (preventative maintenance and time-and-material repairs for most county departments) with estimated annual material costs of $261,713.28 and Part II (time-and-materials industrial facility services for the Department of Water Resources) with estimated annual costs of $1 million. The code shows little specific activity tied to operating-room or clinical surgical lighting; the recent-opportunity block does not support procurement of specialized OR-grade fixtures or hospital-grade accessories, and the actual work being bought is general-purpose commercial, educational, theater, sports-field, and outdoor lighting.