UNSPSC 42272229: Anesthesia breathing circuits

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a breathing circuit for an anesthesia apparatus used in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42272229 Anesthesia breathing circuits is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, shows little activity aligned with its nominal scope. The code's name suggests procurement of respiratory anesthesia delivery equipment, but the recent opportunities tagged under this code involve unrelated medical and emergency equipment categories: automated external defibrifiers (AEDs) and accessories from Cobb County School District, ventilator maintenance services from Hillsborough County, medical and first aid supplies including respiratory consumables from the City of Tampa Fire Department, and specialized ventilator units from Georgia Northwestern Technical College. A single opportunity—the City of Tampa's Autovent Parts and Equipment bid for specific ventilation circuit components—touches respiratory delivery hardware but does not reference anesthesia applications. The issuing bodies span school districts, county governments, city fire departments, and technical colleges across multiple states.

The geographic spread includes Georgia, Florida, Texas, Minnesota, Washington, California, and other jurisdictions, but no clear concentration emerges. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Tampa Fire Department's procurement of Autovent 3000 ventilation circuits and related components (ITB 25-P-00175, due April 21, 2025, with a $70,000 estimated contract value and a 5% SLBE bid discount), the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for three-year maintenance and repair services on Vyaire Medical LTV 1200 ventilators (ITB 26-00275, due June 12, 2026, estimated $140,225), Georgia Northwestern Technical College's sole-brand procurement of a Getinge Servo-u Ventilator for its Respiratory Care Program (eRFQ, due April 27, 2026), and Cobb County School District's RFQ for AED equipment and accessories (Q27009, due July 6, 2026, approximately $50,000). The code does not reflect active procurement of anesthesia breathing circuits specifically; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the recent opportunities suggests either miscoding at the issuing-body level or dormant activity in this narrow commodity segment.