UNSPSC 42292700: Surgical dissectors and elevators and picks and related products

In this classification, this class includes, products, components, accessories, and supplies, utilized as surgical dissectors and elevators and picks in surgical procedures.

UNSPSC 42292700 Surgical dissectors and elevators and picks and related products is a Class code that in recent state and local procurement shows substantial mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being solicited. The code nominally describes hand instruments used in surgical dissection and tissue elevation, but recent opportunities tagged under this code encompass laser equipment and technical support for operating rooms, surgical power equipment for replacing obsolete power instruments, outpatient building furniture, and law enforcement equipment. Only the surgical power solicitation bears direct relevance to the code's intended scope; the others represent misclassification or administrative error in tagging. The issuing bodies include San Mateo County (through San Mateo Medical Center, a fully accredited public hospital), the State of California, and Sourcewell (a Minnesota local government cooperative purchasing entity acting on behalf of multiple Washington counties and other jurisdictions nationwide).

Recent activity appears concentrated in California and the Pacific Northwest. San Mateo County issued an RFP for Surgical Power equipment with a May 28, 2026 proposal deadline and a five-year contract term, requiring five years of prior experience in manufacturing, sales, or leasing of the specified products, general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, professional liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate, and cyber liability coverage of $5,000,000 per occurrence. The County applies a local business preference awarding five percent additional evaluation points to local businesses and nonprofits, with an additional three percent for small businesses or eight percent for micro businesses. Contractors must comply with the Living Wage Ordinance at $17.00 per hour minimum with annual CPI-U adjustments capped at 3.5 percent, California Labor Code prevailing wage requirements where applicable, and HIPAA Business Associate Agreement obligations. The other opportunities in the dataset—furniture for outpatient buildings from the State of California (due dates June 4 and June 9, 2026), laser equipment and OR technical support from San Mateo Medical Center (due date originally listed as June 10, 2026), and law enforcement equipment from Sourcewell (due date June 16, 2026)—fall substantially outside the code's core instrument scope and represent low signal for firms pursuing surgical instrument procurement.