UNSPSC 42271807: Metered dose inhaler spacers or holding chambers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a spacer or holding chamber for a device that delivers metered dosage of drugs and medicaments in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42271807 Metered dose inhaler spacers or holding chambers is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are actually procuring respiratory protection equipment beyond the narrower scope suggested by the code name — powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs), full-face respirator systems, cartridges, filters, and associated components for emergency responders, public safety personnel, and utility workers exposed to hazardous air or particulate hazards. Recent opportunities show purchasing patterns centered on equipment for firefighting, arson investigation, law enforcement, and water utility operations where personnel face exposure to smoke, vapor, mist, aerosolized acids, and airborne particulates. Issuing bodies are primarily county departments (Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, San Mateo County Sheriff's Office), city purchasing offices (City of Austin), state agencies and authorities (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Texas), and cooperative procurement vehicles (Purchasing Cooperative of America). San Mateo County and the City of Austin have both posted multiple solicitations for related respiratory protection systems within the past four months, suggesting repeat procurement cycles.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple state-level RFPs and the Texas Comptroller's statewide procurement), Georgia (Gwinnett County), California (San Mateo County), and Florida (Hillsborough County), with additional national activity through cooperative purchasing vehicles. Representative recent opportunities include San Mateo County's IFB 2027IFB00042 for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus replacement units (3M Scott X321, Scott 5500 cylinder assemblies, and Scott AV 3000 HT headgear) with responses due August 28, 2026; the City of Austin's IFQ 8300 JRH1026 requesting CleanSpace CST Ultra Power Systems with quotations due May 29, 2026; Gwinnett County's informal written quotation for 3M Versaflo PAPR kits and cartridges for acid wash operations due July 24, 2026; and the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-27-345A2 for personal protective equipment and first aid components (including Avon multi-role protective masks and breathing apparatus components) with responses due October 6, 2026. The Purchasing Cooperative of America RFP OD-451-26 for emergency responders equipment (response deadline October 27, 2026) is available on a national, statewide, or local basis to PCA member jurisdictions. Delivery requirements typically range from 14 to 30 calendar days post-order, and pricing is commonly evaluated on a lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder or lowest-price basis.