UNSPSC 42191711: Surgical compressed air tanks

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a tank of compressed air used in surgical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 841430.

UNSPSC 42191711 Surgical compressed air tanks (Commodity) covers the supply of compressed gases and related equipment for medical, industrial, and operational applications in state and local government facilities. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers under this code are actually purchasing compressed natural gases for vehicle fleets, refrigerant extraction and reclamation services, occupational medical surveillance involving gas-related safety protocols, welding supplies and materials, and specialty industrial gases for forensic laboratories. The issuing bodies include regional transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority), municipal environmental services divisions (City of Tucson), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), community college districts (Collin College, Collin County Community College District), and county forensic agencies (Harris County Institute of Forensic Science). The scope reflects operational gas supply and related technical services rather than surgical applications alone.

Recent activity centers in California, Washington, Texas, and Arizona. The Orange County Transportation Authority issued IFB 260542 on October 8, 2026, for test and operation gases serving CNG buses and maintenance facilities across two Southern California locations, with a $100,000 two-year budget and bids due October 27, 2026; the contract requires Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance and DBE participation. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division issued RFP 240011 for EPA-certified refrigerant extraction and reclamation services at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, with responses originally due September 19, 2024. Harris County Institute of Forensic Science solicited specialty chemicals and industrial gases under ITB 260132 (bids due July 20, 2026) for a one-year term beginning October 1, 2026. Collin College and Collin County Community College District each issued separate three-year ITBs for welding materials and supplies in Texas during spring 2024, with anticipated annual volumes near $400,000 per district. The code shows modest but geographically distributed recent activity focused on operational gas supply to transportation, environmental, education, and forensic agencies.