UNSPSC 42192222: Reprocessed/ sustainable patient transfer mates or sheets

In this classification, this commodity indicates a Reprocessed (Reprocessing medical devices is a process that involves cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and other procedures to make used devices safe for reuse) or Sustainable (made with recycled materials) product used as the mats or sheets accommodating a board with grips allowing for the shifting or transporting patients between surfaces in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 300590.

UNSPSC 42192222 Reprocessed/sustainable patient transfer mats or sheets, a Commodity code, shows a substantial mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains seven recent opportunities, none of which solicit for reprocessed or sustainable patient transfer mats or sheets; instead, they cover laser surgical equipment, surgical power instruments, ventilator maintenance, law enforcement equipment, intraosseous infusion systems, career technical education resources, ultrasound machines, and spinal implants. The code appears to have been applied incorrectly or inconsistently to these medical, educational, and law enforcement procurements. State and local governments do issue healthcare equipment and supply contracts through county hospitals, health systems, school districts, and special-purpose districts, but the recent posting activity under this code does not reflect patient transfer equipment or bedding products.

The geographic distribution of the mislabeled opportunities spans California (San Mateo County), Florida (Hillsborough County and Marion County), Minnesota and Washington state (Sourcewell cooperative), Texas (Klein Independent School District and University of Texas Health Science Center), and multi-jurisdictional cooperative purchasing agreements. Representative recent solicitations include San Mateo Medical Center issuing an RFP for surgical power equipment (ITB 26-00275, due June 5, 2026) and Hillsborough County seeking competitive sealed bids for ventilator maintenance services on 40 Vyaire Medical LTV 1200 units over three years at an estimated contract value of $140,225 (bids due June 12, 2026). Because the code shows no relevant recent activity for the product category it nominally describes, this code warrants review for accuracy in the state and local procurement system or reclassification under appropriate medical supply or healthcare equipment codes.