UNSPSC 42281518: Sterilization cannula bars

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject or extract liquids or sediment associated with a sterilization procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901831.

UNSPSC 42281518 Sterilization cannula bars (Commodity) shows minimal relevant recent activity among state and local jurisdictions. The code nominally describes a discrete component part — cannula bars used in sterilization equipment — yet the recent opportunities tagged under it center on autoclave and biosafety cabinet procurement, maintenance services, and broader laboratory equipment management rather than component-level parts sourcing. State and local buyers under this code include individual state agencies and special-purpose districts: the State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS), the State of California, the Macon Water Authority in Georgia, and MD Anderson Cancer Center's facilities division in Texas. The few solicitations present are structured as service contracts for equipment inspection and maintenance or as equipment purchases rather than spare parts or component procurement. This suggests either a tagging misalignment in the source data or minimal state and local procurement of sterilization cannula bars as a discrete line item.

Activity appears concentrated in the South and West. Recent solicitations include the Macon Water Authority's ITB for a single Tuttnauer autoclave unit (due March 10, 2026), MD Anderson Cancer Center's RFP for maintenance services on glass washers and cage sterilization equipment (due February 24, 2026), the State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services' RFP for annual autoclave inspection, calibration, and repair services covering five units at the North Valley Complex in Wilsonville (due August 17, 2026), and the State of California's RFB for STERILGARD biosafety cabinets (due May 11, 2026). The Oregon solicitation, valued at a maximum not-to-exceed of $5 million, is the largest in scope and the only one explicitly renewable. None of these opportunities target cannula bars specifically; all are either full-equipment procurements or equipment-service contracts. For firms positioned to sell component parts or consumables for sterilization equipment, this code shows limited recent state and local demand signals.