UNSPSC 42204014: Medical radiological lead blocks or bricks

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a container for radioactive materials that is lead lined and used during medical radiological procedures in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42204014 Medical radiological lead blocks or bricks is a Commodity code covering shielding materials used in medical imaging and radiation therapy facilities. State and local governments procure these products primarily for hospital systems, medical centers, and diagnostic imaging departments that require radiation protection during construction, renovation, or equipment upgrades. The lead blocks and bricks serve as passive shielding barriers in X-ray rooms, CT suites, nuclear medicine areas, and linear accelerator vaults where regulatory compliance and patient and staff safety depend on adequate attenuation of ionizing radiation. Issuing bodies include state health departments overseeing public hospital networks, county hospital systems, municipal medical centers, and independent public hospital districts.

The source provided contains no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code, limiting visibility into current geographic concentration, active issuing bodies, and representative procurement patterns. Without posted solicitations, market activity under UNSPSC 42204014 cannot be characterized by jurisdiction, region, or recent RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB notice. Firms pursuing this code should monitor state hospital procurement offices, county health authority notice boards, and municipal capital-projects databases directly, as opportunities may be infrequent and scattered across health system capital budgets rather than concentrated in a single procurement cycle.