UNSPSC 42291611: Surgical rasps or files

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a rasp or file during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates surgical rasps or files under 21 CFR 874.4420 and under FDA product code GAC. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42291611 Surgical rasps or files, a Commodity code, addresses specialized surgical instruments used in orthopedic and general surgical procedures, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct solicitation of rasps and files themselves. Instead, the code appears in opportunities that bundle surgical instruments and related services within broader medical-supplies and healthcare-equipment frameworks. State and local governments procure surgical rasps and files as part of master-agreement medical-supplies contracts that establish purchasing vehicles for health departments, hospital systems, and public health agencies, or they acquire them alongside orthopedic hardware removal and extraction systems in acute-care settings. Issuing bodies include state cooperative-purchasing vehicles such as NASPO ValuePoint and Sourcewell, county hospital systems like San Mateo Medical Center, and individual state agencies purchasing for capital or operational projects. These entities typically solicit under bundled medical-supplies or healthcare-equipment codes rather than isolating individual instrument commodities.

Recent activity clusters in California and Minnesota, with multistate reach through cooperative-purchasing vehicles. NASPO ValuePoint's RFP 1433 for Medical Supplies (due November 9, 2026) and Sourcewell's RFP 26RFP102026 for Physical Health Products and Related Services (due October 20, 2026) establish master agreements available to multiple state and local entities. San Mateo Medical Center's solicitation 666002526252 for Orthopedic Hardware Removal and Extraction System Services (due July 1, 2026) represents a concrete example of surgical-instrument procurement in an acute-care environment, requiring ISO 13485 certification, $1 million general liability coverage, and five years of experience supporting hospital operations. The State of California's RFB-IS-27200016 for outpatient-building furniture (due July 28, 2026) shows related healthcare-facility procurement but sits outside surgical-instrument scope. Cooperative-purchasing vehicles dominate the recent landscape, offering scale advantages but requiring vendor participation in multistate contracting frameworks rather than direct procurement from individual jurisdictions.