UNSPSC 42203443: Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheter sets for general use

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a flexible tube inserted through a vein or artery in a diagnostic or interventional procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42203443 Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheter sets for general use is a Commodity code, but recent state and local activity under it does not align with the code's nominal scope. The two most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve occupational medical surveillance services for Washington State Ferries and medical supplies and equipment for a Texas state-supported living center, neither of which centers on vascular catheter sets. The Washington opportunity solicits comprehensive occupational medical examinations across multiple personnel categories and locations, while the Texas opportunity covers a broad range of medical consumables including feeding tubes, IV stabilization devices, syringes, and monitoring sensors. Neither represents vascular intervention or diagnostic catheterization procurement typical of the code's intended scope. The issuing bodies are a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries) and a state health agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), both typical buyers of general medical and occupational health services rather than specialized vascular devices.

The geographic spread covers Washington and Texas. The Washington State Ferries RFP (RFP20260825) closed October 9, 2026, with pre-bid on August 31 and evaluation criteria weighing pricing at 40 percent and non-cost capability factors at 60 percent; apparent successful bidder announcement was scheduled for October 20, 2026, with contract award anticipated by November 30, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB (HHS0017603) closed July 30, 2026, and covers a blanket purchase agreement for nine line items of medical equipment and consumables from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, with an option for one additional year. The code shows little relevant recent activity in its actual scope — vascular catheter procurement appears to be either misclassified by the issuing bodies or genuinely absent from current state and local solicitations under this classification.