UNSPSC 42292701: Surgical dissectors

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a dissector during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates surgical dissectors under 21 CFR 878.48 and under FDA product code GDI. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42292701 Surgical dissectors (Commodity) covers surgical instruments and equipment for operating room procedures, though recent state and local solicitations under this code diverge significantly from the nominal scope. San Mateo County Medical Center has posted two RFPs nominally tagged to this code: one for laser equipment and technical support services for operating room use, and a second for surgical power equipment to replace obsolete power instruments. Neither procurement directly addresses handheld surgical dissectors. State of California has also tagged two furniture procurement RFPs to this code for outpatient building furnishings (patient chairs, waiting room seating, office furniture, storage solutions), and Sourcewell issued an RFP for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating state and county entities in Washington, Minnesota, and across the United States and Canada. Additionally, Nevada State Police solicited phlebotomy services for DUI blood collection in the Minden-Gardnerville area. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated commodity name; the postings reflect administrative tagging mismatches rather than active surgical dissector procurement.

The issuing bodies include county healthcare systems (San Mateo County Medical Center), a state healthcare capital program (State of California), a cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell), and a state law enforcement agency (Nevada State Police). Recent opportunities are concentrated in California (San Mateo County RFPs for laser and surgical power equipment, State of California furniture bids with CBE set-asides due June 9, 2026 and June 4, 2026) and Nevada (phlebotomy services, Notice of Intent to Award issued April 16, 2026 to Carson Valley Health). San Mateo County's surgical power equipment RFP (Solicitation 666002526249, RFP with five-year contract term, proposal deadline May 28, 2026) required proposers to demonstrate five years' experience in manufacturing, sales, or leasing similar products and carry general liability, professional liability, and cyber liability insurance; the County applied a local business preference ordinance awarding five percent additional evaluation points to local businesses and three to eight percent for small or micro businesses. This code does not support meaningful vendor strategy focused on surgical dissectors specifically.