UNSPSC 42271908: Artificial airway holders

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a holder for an artificial airway in an airway management procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Artificial airway holders under 21 CFR 868.5090 and under FDA product code BTQ. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902000.

UNSPSC 42271908 Artificial airway holders (Commodity) covers occupational medical surveillance services and occupational health equipment and supplies purchased by state and local health and safety programs, though recent solicitations under this code show minimal alignment with the nominal commodity scope. State and local buyers under this code include state departments of transportation, ferry systems, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-county law enforcement agencies. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Washington State Ferries, is soliciting occupational medical surveillance services — baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit medical examinations for shipyard workers, engine crew, deck crew, and asbestos team members — with examinations conducted by or under the supervision of a licensed physician board-certified in occupational medicine. Medical records management, 24/7 technical support, and regulatory compliance under Washington Administrative Code are core requirements; the contractor must deliver results within 60 days and track overdue examinations with notifications to employees and supervisors.

Recent activity is limited and geographically narrow. The Washington State Ferries RFP 20260825, issued August 25, 2026 with responses due October 9, 2026, represents the primary concrete opportunity under this code; examinations must be conducted across 14 Washington locations including Anacortes, Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Seattle, Tacoma, and the San Juan Islands. A second Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP (061626) for law enforcement equipment issued May 12, 2026 does not align substantively with the airway-holder or medical-surveillance scope and appears to be miscoded. The Ferries contract is structured on a two-year base term with an option for up to five additional one-year extensions; scoring weights cost at 40 percent with lowest-bid maximization and non-cost capability factors at 60 percent. Questions are due September 7, 2026, with Apparent Successful Bidder announcement on October 20, 2026 and contract award anticipated by November 30, 2026.