UNSPSC 42272000: Intubation supplies

In this classification, this class includes, products, components, accessories, and supplies, utilized in Intubation based medical procedures.

UNSPSC 42272000 Intubation supplies, a Class code, nominally covers breathing assistance devices used in clinical settings, but the recent state and local solicitations under this code show minimal alignment with the code's stated scope. The code appears in seven recent opportunities spanning June through March 2026, yet most—a large tension fabric tent structure, law enforcement equipment, career technical education resources, and disaster response services—bear no meaningful relationship to intubation or respiratory medical supplies. Only two opportunities genuinely involve intubation-adjacent or respiratory equipment: Cobb County School District's June 2026 RFQ for Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and accessories budgeted at approximately $50,000, and Georgia Northwestern Technical College's April 2026 eRFQ for a sole-brand Getinge Servo-u Ventilator for its Respiratory Care Program in Rome, Georgia. A third—Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' May 2026 ITB for maintenance and repair services on 40 Vyaire Medical LTV 1200 ventilators over three years at an estimated contract value of $140,225—represents legitimate respiratory equipment activity but concerns device servicing rather than supplies procurement. The issuing bodies span school districts, community colleges, county governments, and county school systems across Georgia, Florida, Texas, California, Washington, and Minnesota.

The geographic spread reflects scattered activity across multiple states with no clear concentration; Georgia (two technical college and state-entity procurements), Florida (two county and municipal opportunities), California (Mt. San Antonio Community College District), and Texas (Klein ISD) show recent activity, while Washington and Minnesota appear through cooperative purchasing frameworks. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual solicitation content—particularly the large tent purchase, education resources, and law enforcement equipment—signals either tagging errors in the state and local procurement systems or mission drift in how this code is applied. Practitioners should verify code applicability in each opportunity rather than relying on UNSPSC classification alone. The two genuinely relevant recent opportunities (Cobb County AEDs at $50,000 and Georgia Northwestern ventilator purchase) represent modest purchasing volume. The code shows little reliable recent activity tied to intubation supplies specifically.