UNSPSC 42242006: Orthopedic upper limb appliances

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as an upper limb appliance in and orthopedic procedure, in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 821300.

UNSPSC 42242006 Orthopedic upper limb appliances is a Commodity code. The recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code show significant mismatch with its nominal scope: only one of four posted solicitations—the San Mateo Medical Center orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services contract—addresses orthopedic appliances or related medical devices in a meaningful way. The three other opportunities concern outpatient building furniture, law enforcement equipment, and school district instructional resources, none of which relate to upper limb orthopedic devices. The single relevant opportunity is an RFP from San Mateo Medical Center for on-demand orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services, covering delivery, technical support, and instrumentation retrieval for safe removal of orthopedic implants, screws, and intramedullary nails compatible with multiple implant manufacturers. This suggests the code may be capturing medical device procurement or vendor services rather than appliances in the traditional sense.

The San Mateo Medical Center solicitation (666002526252), due July 1, 2026, requires five years of documented experience providing orthopedic hardware extraction systems to acute-care hospitals, ISO 13485:2016 certification, and service availability in Northern California. The contract term is three years with mandatory insurance including $1,000,000 general and products liability per occurrence and $5,000,000 cyber liability. San Mateo County offers a local-business preference of 5 to 10 percent under County Ordinance Code Chapter 2.89 and enforces a living wage of $17.00 per hour with annual CPI-U adjustment. The code shows minimal recent activity focused on state and local procurement of orthopedic upper limb appliances—the broader set of recent opportunities appears to reflect tagging errors rather than genuine category demand. Without additional data demonstrating regular procurement activity under this code, pursuit should be contingent on confirmation that the issuing body's actual need aligns with your orthopedic product or service capability.