UNSPSC 42241802: Back or lumbar or sacral orthopedic softgoods

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product mostly nondurable goods as represented especially by textile products used in association with orthopedic treatment of the in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902190.

UNSPSC 42241802 Back or lumbar or sacral orthopedic softgoods is a Commodity code that in practice captures a narrow set of state and local health care procurements, though the recent opportunities block shows substantial mislabeling at the source level. The State of California has solicited furniture supply and delivery for an outpatient building project (RFB-IS-27200016, due July 28, 2026) and San Mateo Medical Center has requested proposals for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services (RFP 666002526252, due July 1, 2026). The remaining opportunities in the block—a Sourcewell cooperative law enforcement equipment procurement and a Klein ISD career technical education solicitation—fall entirely outside the code's scope and appear to reflect tagging errors in the source system. The two aligned opportunities indicate that state and local health systems procure orthopedic-related goods and services through formal bids and RFPs, with emphasis on healthcare facility compliance, durability, and infection control. Issuing bodies include state health departments and public hospital systems; both California and San Mateo County opportunities incorporate set-asides and preferences for certified business enterprises and local vendors under state and county ordinances.

Recent activity concentrates in California, where the State of California and San Mateo Medical Center (a public hospital and clinic system serving San Mateo County) have posted the only substantive opportunities aligned with the code's actual scope. The San Mateo Medical Center RFP emphasizes three-year service contracts for orthopedic implant extraction systems compatible with multiple manufacturers, requiring ISO 13485:2016 certification and Northern California-based technical support; the evaluation will weight project approach (30 points), firm qualifications (25 points), team qualifications (20 points), and price (25 points), with a local-business preference of 5 to 10 percent available under San Mateo County Ordinance Code Chapter 2.89. Proposers must carry general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence, products liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and cyber liability of $5,000,000 per occurrence, and comply with Section 504 accessibility, HIPAA privacy and security, living wage requirements ($17.00 per hour with annual CPI-U adjustment), and corporate compliance standards governing healthcare program participation. The code shows sparse recent activity overall; a substantial portion of the source block's records are unrelated procurement categories and do not signal meaningful demand across the state and local sector for back or lumbar or sacral orthopedic softgoods specifically.