UNSPSC 42272217: Ventilator water traps

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as the water trap used in an appliance for artificial respiration in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42272217 Ventilator water traps (Commodity) encompasses replacement parts and maintenance consumables for medical ventilation systems, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows limited direct solicitation of the commodity itself. Instead, governments are buying ventilator maintenance and repair services—which may include water traps as component replacements—and broader medical supplies through cooperative purchasing vehicles. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under or near this code include county boards of commissioners, school districts, state procurement cooperatives (NASPO ValuePoint), and city detention facilities. The scope of actual purchasing activity reflects preventative maintenance contracts, component replacement, repair labor, and bundled medical supply master agreements rather than standalone water trap procurement.

Recent activity centers on Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB 26-00275 for maintenance and repair services on 40 Vyaire Medical LTV 1200 ventilators over three years (bids due June 12, 2026; estimated contract value $140,225), which implicitly includes component replacement such as water traps; the City of Augusta, Georgia's ITB 26-177 for energy recovery ventilator repair at a detention facility (sealed bids due October 9, 2026); and NASPO ValuePoint's RFP 1443 for medical supplies across multiple product categories (proposals due November 9, 2026), sponsored by Idaho state agencies and open to participating state and local entities nationwide. Cobb County School District has posted two separate RFQs for AED equipment and accessories ($50,000 estimated spend each), which fall outside the ventilator-trap scope but reflect the broader medical equipment procurement activity. Geographic activity is spread across Florida (Hillsborough County), Georgia (Augusta), Idaho and South Dakota (NASPO cooperative), Washington (Sourcewell cooperative covering multiple counties), and Georgia (Cobb County schools). The code shows sparse direct commodity-level procurement and may be misaligned with actual ventilator component buying patterns.