UNSPSC 42203504: Cardiac recorders

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a device to that is a battery-powered portable device that you control to tape-record the heart's electrical activity (ECG) in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42203504 Cardiac recorders (Commodity) encompasses Automated External Defibrillators, cardiac monitors, defibrillator accessories, and OEM replacement components that state and local governments procure for emergency medical services, fire departments, healthcare facilities, and public institutions. Recent state and local solicitations show school districts, county governments, state health agencies, and EMS departments actively purchasing AED units and batteries, cardiac monitor equipment, and related accessories to support emergency response infrastructure and compliance with public health requirements.

State and local issuing bodies across the code include independent school districts, county boards of commissioners, state health and human services agencies, municipal procurement offices, and special-purpose fire rescue districts. School districts appear as repeat buyers—Cobb County School District has posted multiple quotation requests for AED equipment and batteries at approximately $50,000 per procurement, and Utica Community Schools in Michigan solicited AED bids in October 2026. County-level buyers include Sarasota County (seeking OEM batteries for existing Cardiac Science G5 AED platforms), Bryan County in Georgia (purchasing ten EMS cardiac monitors), Marion County in Florida (re-soliciting blood pressure cuffs and hoses compatible with LIFEPAK 15S defibrillators), and Harris County in Texas (issuing an RFP for AEDs and related items). State-level and cooperative purchasing activity includes Texas Health and Human Services Commission (procuring defibrillator pads and medical supplies), the State of Georgia (RFQ for AED units), the State of Colorado (sole source procurement of LIFEPAK monitor/defibrillators from Stryker), and NASPO ValuePoint master-agreement RFPs for medical supplies with Idaho as administering state and South Dakota as co-administering state. The City of Dallas has also issued informal solicitations for defibrillator purchases.

Recent geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Southwest, with documented solicitations in Michigan, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Florida, and through national cooperative purchasing vehicles. Representative recent opportunities include Utica Community Schools posting an IFB for AEDs due October 28, 2026, Bryan County Board of Commissioners requesting sealed bids for ten EMS cardiac monitors due September 10, 2026, Harris County issuing an RFP for AEDs and related items due May 18, 2026, and Cobb County School District seeking quotations for AED equipment, batteries, and accessories at approximately $50,000 (RFQ Q27009, due July 6, 2026, and subsequent Q27027, due July 27, 2026). NASPO ValuePoint RFP 1433 for medical supplies, with South Dakota and Idaho as administering states, carries a response deadline of November 9, 2026 and establishes master agreements for state and local government entities across multiple states. The State of Georgia's RFQ#26-210 for AEDs was due September 2, 2026. Sarasota County requested quotations for sixty-two Cardiac Science G5 AED batteries with a due date of August 21, 2026, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017685 for miscellaneous medical supplies including defibrillator pads due August 19, 2026.