UNSPSC 42231700: Nasoenteric tubes

In this classification, this class includes products utilized as nasoenteric tubes used in medical procedures

UNSPSC 42231700 Nasoenteric tubes is a Class code covering specialized feeding and gastric access tubes used in medical facilities. State and local procurement under this code focuses narrowly on individual medical supply line items rather than broader equipment categories — nasoenteric tubes appear as discrete SKUs within larger medical supply buys for state health departments and institutional health care providers. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB for the Abilene State Supported Living Center exemplifies this activity: the solicitation bundled feeding tubes and enteral feeding sets alongside catheters, IV stabilization devices, and other medical consumables in a nine-line-item blanket purchase agreement for a single state facility. Issuing bodies are predominantly state health departments and state-operated long-term care or residential facilities that requisition these tubes as part of routine medical supply procurement; the code does not see significant activity from municipalities, counties, or school districts based on recent postings.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas, with the Abilene facility procurement representing the only recent state and local opportunity explicitly citing nasoenteric tubes or enteral feeding equipment under this code. The Texas HHSC IFB closed July 30, 2026 and structured pricing around firm fixed unit rates from established medical device vendors including Cardinal Health, C.R. Bard, and Becton Dickinson, with contract term running September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 and an HHSC option to extend one additional year. No other state and local postings in the recent-opportunities block reference nasoenteric tubes or closely related enteral feeding products, suggesting limited procurement velocity under this specific code outside Texas facilities or that most jurisdictions source these items through broader medical supply cooperative purchasing vehicles rather than dedicated competitive solicitations.