UNSPSC 42241812: Elbow brace

Orthopedic locking immobilization device

UNSPSC 42241812 Elbow brace is a Commodity code that nominally covers orthopedic supports, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows a mismatch between the code's intended scope and what is actually being solicited. The two most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve special education supplies through a regional purchasing cooperative and structural repairs to a county emergency services facility — neither of which involves elbow braces or orthopedic medical devices. State and local governments do procure orthopedic supports such as elbow braces through school districts (for student athletic programs and physical therapy), county health departments, and cooperative purchasing vehicles, but this code currently shows little relevant recent activity that reflects actual elbow brace procurement.

Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas, posted a multi-vendor Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628) due October 1, 2026, covering special education and supplies with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 over a two-year term; the cooperative previously awarded 99 vendors and anticipates multiple awardees on this cycle. White County Board of Commissioners in Cleveland, Georgia, posted an RFP due July 31, 2026, for EMS Ambulance Garage structural repairs — a solicitation unrelated to the elbow brace code. The code appears underutilized or misclassified in current state and local procurement systems; business development professionals should verify code alignment with procurement offices directly or monitor cooperative purchasing vehicles in Texas and Georgia for actual orthopedic-supply opportunities that may be tagged more accurately.