UNSPSC 42241805: Elbow 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 elbow in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42241805 Elbow orthopedic softgoods is a Commodity code that captures orthopedic support devices, braces, and related soft-goods supplies that state and local governments procure through cooperative purchasing vehicles and direct medical-center solicitations. Recent state and local activity under the code focuses on establishing master agreements and contracting vehicles for medical supplies and physical health products rather than standalone elbow-orthopedic-device purchases; the most prominent recent opportunities are cooperative agreements through NASPO ValuePoint and Sourcewell that bundle elbow braces and related orthopedic softgoods into broader medical-supplies or physical-health-products categories available to multiple participating state and local entities. The issuing-body mix spans state purchasing cooperatives (NASPO ValuePoint, administered by South Dakota; Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit), regional health systems (San Mateo Medical Center), and individual state procurement offices. Cooperative purchasing vehicles dominate the recent activity, positioning the code as part of larger multi-state contracting solutions rather than single-jurisdiction procurements.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Upper Midwest and California. NASPO ValuePoint's September 2026 RFP 1433 for Medical Supplies (due November 9, 2026) and Sourcewell's September 2026 RFP 102026 for Physical Health Products and Related Services (due October 20, 2026) span multiple states through their cooperative-purchasing frameworks. San Mateo County, California, issued a separate orthopedic-hardware solicitation in July 2026 for extraction systems, though that procurement targets surgical instrumentation rather than elbow softgoods. The code shows limited recent single-agency activity; most procurement flows through cooperative vehicles that consolidate commodity demand across dozens or hundreds of participating jurisdictions, which suggests that vendors pursuing elbow-orthopedic-softgoods contracts should prioritize cooperative-agreement positions over individual health-system bids to maximize state and local market reach.