UNSPSC 42272521: Ether delivery apparatus or machines

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902000.

UNSPSC 42272521 Ether delivery apparatus or machines, a Commodity code, nominally covers medical gas delivery equipment but in recent state and local procurement activity maps primarily to medical ventilator procurement and related respiratory care apparatus. State and local governments soliciting under this code are buying ventilators (both standalone units and maintenance contracts), respiratory circuit components, automated external defibrifiers, and medical oxygen delivery systems for healthcare facilities, educational respiratory care programs, and emergency response operations. The issuing-body mix spans technical colleges and universities procuring equipment for respiratory care curricula, county school districts acquiring emergency medical devices, county boards of commissioners purchasing ventilator maintenance services, and city fire departments buying respiratory supplies and medical apparatus. Repeat buyer Hillsborough County procured three-year ventilator maintenance services; Georgia Northwestern Technical College purchased a sole-source ventilator unit; and the City of Tampa's Fire Rescue Department issued separate solicitations for Autovent medical equipment components and broader medical and first aid supplies within the respiratory and cardiac response category.

Geographic activity in the most recent cycle spans California (Mt. San Antonio Community College District tent and medical equipment procurement), Georgia (Georgia Northwestern Technical College ventilator purchase), Florida (Hillsborough County ventilator maintenance, Collier County emergency equipment standby services, Tampa Fire Rescue medical and respiratory supplies), Texas (Klein ISD Career Technical Education including health sciences apparatus), and Washington state (Sourcewell cooperative procurement for law enforcement and emergency equipment). Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County's ITB 26-00275, issued May 28, 2026 with bids due June 12, 2026, seeking three-year maintenance and repair services for 40 Vyaire Medical LTV 1200 ventilators at an estimated contract value of $140,225; Georgia Northwestern Technical College's April 15, 2026 eRFQ with deadline April 27, 2026 for a sole-brand Getinge Servo-u Ventilator for its Respiratory Care Program; and the City of Tampa's March 31, 2026 ITB 25-P-00175, with bids due April 21, 2025, for Autovent 3000 components (Control Module, Ventilation Circuit, Oxygen Hose) at an estimated total contract value of $70,000 under a sheltered small local business enterprise procurement.