UNSPSC 42241809: Shoulder 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 shoulder in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42241809 Shoulder orthopedic softgoods is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. The four opportunities tagged with this code in recent weeks include furniture supply for a California outpatient building, orthopedic hardware extraction system services through San Mateo Medical Center, law enforcement equipment through a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, and career technical education resources through a Texas school district. Of these, only the San Mateo Medical Center orthopedic hardware removal solicitation addresses products or services substantively related to shoulder orthopedic softgoods—yet even that opportunity focuses on surgical extraction systems and hardware removal services rather than soft orthotic goods. The mismatch between the code's intended scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either inconsistent tagging by state and local procurement offices or minimal state and local demand for shoulder orthopedic softgoods as a standalone procurement category.

San Mateo County (through San Mateo Medical Center) posted an RFP for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services due July 1, 2026, seeking three-year term coverage for safe removal of orthopedic implants, screws, and intramedullary nails compatible with multiple implant manufacturers. The solicitation requires ISO 13485:2016 certification, five years of acute-care hospital experience, Northern California technical support availability, and $1 million general and products liability coverage. A local-business preference of 5 to 10 percent is available under San Mateo County Ordinance. The remaining recent opportunities (furniture for California, law enforcement equipment for Minnesota through Sourcewell, and CTE resources for Klein ISD in Texas) are unrelated to shoulder orthopedic softgoods. Geographic activity is concentrated in California and limited to the one medical center solicitation in Northern California. State and local government procurement under this Commodity code does not currently reflect sustained or active market opportunity.