UNSPSC 42271926: Orogastric tubes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as a tube in an or gastric procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42271926 Orogastric tubes is a Commodity code that nominally designates a specific medical device — a tube for gastric feeding or aspiration — but recent state and local solicitations show little relevant procurement activity under this code. The three most recent opportunities tagged to the code include a cooperative law enforcement equipment procurement through Sourcewell, a school district request for career technical education and advanced academics instructional resources, and a city fire department solicitation for medical and first aid supplies. Only the Tampa Fire Department opportunity involves medical supplies at all, and that RFQ encompasses 169 line items of respiratory equipment, cardiac monitoring electrodes, endotracheal tubes, gloves, airway devices, bandaging materials, and oxygen delivery systems — none of which are orogastric tubes. The code appears to be misapplied or underfunded in recent state and local practice; the available opportunities do not reflect sustained procurement demand for orogastric tubes specifically.

The City of Tampa's Medical and First Aid Supplies solicitation (Bid 26P00145, response due March 13, 2026) represents the only substantively relevant recent opportunity, with an estimated contract value of $700,000 and a one-year term plus two optional one-year renewals. The procurement is sheltered as a certified Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) opportunity with a 5% bid discount not to exceed $10,000, and all materials must be delivered within five working days of purchase order receipt with expiration dates at least nine months from city acceptance. Beyond this single Tampa Fire Department solicitation, the code shows no clear engagement from state health departments, county hospitals, school districts, transit authorities, or other traditional institutional buyers of medical consumables. Until recent activity demonstrates sustained and code-specific demand, pursuit under UNSPSC 42271926 carries substantial execution risk.