UNSPSC 42241803: Cervical collars or neck braces

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a collar or brace used to support as well as restrict movement of the cervices or neck in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42241803 Cervical collars or neck braces is a Commodity code that state and local governments source through broad cooperative-purchasing vehicles and master-agreement contracts for healthcare and medical-supply procurement, though recent solicitation activity under this code is sparse and mixed. The three cooperative-purchasing solicitations in the source (NASPO ValuePoint Medical Supplies RFP 1433 due November 9, 2026; Sourcewell Physical Health Products and Related Services RFP 26RFP102026 due October 20, 2026; and Sourcewell Law Enforcement Equipment RFP 061626) are established to create contracting solutions for multiple participating state and local entities, with NASPO ValuePoint and Sourcewell serving as the administering bodies for multi-state purchasing consortiums. The medical-supplies solicitations explicitly reference establishing master agreements for state and local government collective purchasing, but the available posting materials do not itemize specific commodity categories or confirm that cervical collars are included in the current scope. A furniture solicitation by the State of California (RFB-IS-27200016, due July 28, 2026) and an orthopedic hardware removal service procurement by San Mateo Medical Center (RFP 666002526252, due July 1, 2026) appear to be tagged under this code but are unrelated to cervical collars or neck braces—the California bid solicits office and healthcare furniture, and the San Mateo procurement addresses orthopedic surgical instrumentation services rather than patient-care orthopaedic devices.

Recent activity shows solicitation by Minnesota-based and South Dakota-administered cooperative-purchasing vehicles serving multi-state jurisdictions, with California and the San Francisco Bay Area represented by individual county and state procurements. Because the cooperative solicitations do not detail specific commodity line items in the available posting materials and the other recent opportunities do not align with cervical-collar procurement, this code shows limited current transparency regarding actual purchasing volume or buyer concentration for neck braces and collars at the state and local level. Vendors interested in this category should monitor NASPO ValuePoint and Sourcewell RFP updates as master agreements are awarded, since those vehicles typically route purchasing across thousands of participating entities once awards are executed.