UNSPSC 42291630: Surgical knife handles

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a knife handle during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42291630 Surgical knife handles is a Commodity code. The recent state and local opportunities in this code show a significant mismatch: the code nominally covers surgical hand instruments, but the five most recent posted solicitations procure laser equipment and technical support for operating rooms, surgical power instruments, outpatient furniture, law enforcement equipment, and phlebotomy services. None of these opportunities involve surgical knife handles or related cutting instruments. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope.

San Mateo County Medical Center posted two related RFPs in June 2026 for laser equipment and surgical power equipment replacement, both with five-year contract terms and compliance requirements including HIPAA, prevailing wage, and local business preferences (five percent additional points for local businesses, three to eight percent for small or micro businesses). California state capital projects posted two IFBs in May 2026 for outpatient building furniture with CBE set-aside requirements. A Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026) targets multiple jurisdictions across Washington, Minnesota, and Canada. The Nevada State Police solicited phlebotomy services in Douglas County with an April 16, 2026 notice of intent to award Carson Valley Health. The geographic spread spans California, Nevada, Washington, Minnesota, and multi-state cooperative frameworks, but none of these opportunities relate to surgical knife handles or the instrument category this code represents.