UNSPSC 42271938: Artificial airway speaking valve

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a speaking valve to assist patient speaking in an artificial airway management procedure in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42271938 Artificial airway speaking valve is a Commodity code that sees minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The three recent opportunities tagged under this code — a Sourcewell cooperative procurement for law enforcement equipment, a Klein ISD RFP for career technical education and advanced academics resources, and a City of Tampa IFB for medical and first aid supplies — show no meaningful demand for artificial airway speaking valves. The law enforcement equipment solicitation does not specify medical devices or respiratory equipment as line items; the Klein ISD procurement targets educational materials and CTE program supplies; and while the Tampa Fire Department procurement includes respiratory equipment and airway devices, the scope encompasses broad medical and emergency response consumables rather than speaking valves specifically. The code appears to be a mismatch with the work actually being solicited under it.

No recent state and local solicitations have targeted artificial airway speaking valves as a primary or standalone procurement category. If medical device or respiratory equipment procurement activity exists in state and local markets, it is not surfacing under this UNSPSC code. Organizations pursuing work in this commodity should verify code classification with issuing bodies during pre-bid or question-and-answer phases, as misalignment between code assignment and actual procurement scope may limit visibility or relevance to their business line.