UNSPSC 42272006: Introducers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an instrument or stylet used to insert a catheter, an endotracheal tube, or similar flexible device into the body in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Introducers under 21 CFR 876.15 and under FDA product code NWU. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42272006 Introducers, a Commodity code, covers optical and precision medical measurement instruments sold to state and local health systems, public safety agencies, and educational institutions. The recent procurement activity under this code centers on ophthalmic diagnostic equipment—particularly tonometers and video laryngoscopes used in hospital ophthalmology departments, emergency care settings, and surgical units—and associated clinical accessories and consumables. State and local buyers include county health departments, hospital systems within larger county governments, fire departments procuring emergency medical devices, and state healthcare agencies. Most issuing bodies structure purchases as competitively bid supply agreements or single-source waivers tied to incumbent vendors or clinical protocols, with contract terms spanning one to three years and pricing held firm throughout the agreement.

Recent opportunities span California, Florida, Minnesota-coordinated purchasing across Washington, and Texas. The County of Santa Clara issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0664 on June 21, 2026, seeking ophthalmic instruments, services, supplies, and accessories for its Valley Specialty Center Ophthalmology Department and other county departments, with bids due July 10, 2026, requiring all-or-none responses and authorization to demonstrate evaluation units. The State of California released Request for Bid IS-26200820-1 on April 9, 2026, for TONO-PEN AVIA applanation tonometers by April 24, 2026. Collier County, Florida posted a Notice of Intent to Single Source on April 20, 2026, for Verathon Inc.'s GlideScope Go 2 video laryngoscope and associated consumables through September 2029, opening a challenge period through May 11, 2026. The City of Tampa's fire rescue division issued IFB 26-P-00145 on March 25, 2026, for medical and first aid supplies including airway and cardiac monitoring devices, with a $700,000 estimated contract value and an SLBE set-aside with a 5% bid discount. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative procurement vehicle, released RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, for law enforcement equipment accessible to multiple Washington counties and public entities nationwide, with proposals due June 16, 2026, though this opportunity does not align closely with the code's ophthalmic and medical device focus.