UNSPSC 42291636: Surgical trocar for general use accessories

Accessories included with general use surgical trocars.

UNSPSC 42291636 Surgical trocar for general use accessories (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with the code's nominal scope. The five most recently posted opportunities tagged to this code include three California healthcare facility procurements for arthroscopy accessory systems and TMJ surgical instrumentation, one Washington-state cooperative purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment, and one Texas school district RFP for career technical education instructional resources and equipment. Only the three California arthroscopy system solicitations—temporomandibular joint (TMJ) instrumentation kits and accessory components in 1.8mm, 1.9mm, and 2.7mm formats—fall within the medical device and surgical accessory domain the code nominally covers. The law enforcement equipment and educational resources opportunities represent significant mislabeling and do not reflect actual surgical trocar or related accessory purchasing.

The three on-code opportunities originate from the State of California's healthcare procurement function, with bid due dates of May 5, 2026 across three separate RFBs (RFBIS26200858, RFBIS26200859, RFBIS26200860) posted April 16, 2026. All three solicitations require vendor compliance with California's Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) program and mandate submission of specified administrative forms including CBE certification documentation. No award values or budget ranges are disclosed in the available materials. The code shows no recent activity from other state health departments, counties, municipalities, or special-purpose districts. Activity is concentrated in California state healthcare facility procurement, with no geographic spread across multiple states evident in the recent record. The narrow and recent window of three similarly scoped surgical-device solicitations from a single issuing body suggests limited current market pull under this code outside specialized healthcare procurement contexts.