UNSPSC 42231902: Breast shells or shields

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a breast shell or shield in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Breast shells or shields under 21 CFR 880.5630 and under FDA product code HFS. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 392690.

UNSPSC 42231902 Breast shells or shields is a Commodity code that appears in state and local procurement primarily through cooperative-purchasing master agreements for broad medical supplies portfolios rather than as a standalone line item. Recent solicitations using this code tag encompass full-line medical distributors, durable medical equipment vendors, and infusion-therapy service providers competing to supply state agencies, counties, school districts, and local government units across multiple states. The actual work involves supplying or distributing breast shells and shields alongside complementary medical consumables such as feeding tubes, syringes, wound care products, personal protective equipment, and patient-care supplies to health and human services agencies, university health systems, and supported-living facilities.

Recent activity centers on cooperative-purchasing vehicles managed by NASPO ValuePoint (South Dakota administering state), Sourcewell (Minnesota local government unit), and MMCAP (Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance), which aggregate purchasing volume across thousands of member entities. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have also posted related solicitations for durable medical equipment and infusion services. Geographic concentration appears in Texas, Minnesota, and South Dakota, with multistate reach through cooperative agreements. Representative opportunities include NASPO ValuePoint Medical Supplies (RFP 1433, proposals due November 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time) seeking master agreements for medical supplies; MMCAP RFP 37259 (proposals due July 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time) seeking full-line medical-supplies distributors to serve approximately 8,000 member entities with approximately $300 million in collective annual purchasing power; and Texas HHSC Durable Medical Equipment Master Contracts (RFP HHS0017173, proposals due June 2, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Central Time) for DME and services across eleven geographic regions with contract terms through August 31, 2031 and historical compensation approximately $1 million per state fiscal year.