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, based on recent state and local solicitations, does not align with actual procurement activity under this code. The two posted opportunities show a significant mismatch: the Washington State Department of Transportation solicitation (RFP20260825) seeks occupational medical surveillance services — physician-led baseline, periodic, and exit examinations for transportation workers across 14 Washington ferry locations — while a Sourcewell cooperative procurement (RFP 061626) covers law enforcement equipment for multi-jurisdictional use. Neither opportunity involves orogastric tubes or the medical device procurement the code nominally describes. The occupational health surveillance work is administrative medical services, not medical device supply; the law enforcement equipment solicitation operates under a separate cooperative vehicle and commodity entirely.

The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope of orogastric tube procurement. State and local health departments, hospital systems, school districts, and emergency services are typical buyers of medical devices including gastric access tubes, but no such opportunities appear in the recent record. Analysts pursuing this code should note the mismatch and focus sourcing efforts on regional health authorities, public hospital networks, and emergency medical services in states with active medical device procurement cycles, rather than rely on the posted opportunities under this UNSPSC number.