UNSPSC 42293005: Surgical valve sizing instruments

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a valve sizing instrument during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42293005 Surgical valve sizing instruments (Commodity) represents a narrow product category within surgical instrumentation, but the recent state and local opportunities coded under it diverge sharply from this scope — none of the solicitations target valve sizing instruments specifically. The four most recent opportunities instead span surgical power equipment replacement (San Mateo County Medical Center RFP for surgical power instruments), laser equipment and technical support for operating rooms (San Mateo County Medical Center RFP), outpatient building furniture (two California state capital projects), and law enforcement equipment (a Sourcewell cooperative procurement). Only the San Mateo County surgical power solicitation bears any connection to the code's nominal scope, requesting proposals for replacement of obsolete power instruments used in surgical procedures; the remaining three opportunities fall entirely outside surgical instrumentation. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated commodity definition.

San Mateo County Medical Center is the primary issuing body in the recent record, appearing twice with surgical-equipment-focused solicitations. The geographic spread of recent coding activity is limited to California (San Mateo County and state-level procurements) and a multistate cooperative procurement administered through Sourcewell in Minnesota on behalf of Washington and other jurisdictions. The San Mateo County Medical Center RFP for Surgical Power, issued as a Request for Proposals with a five-year contract term and a proposal deadline of May 28, 2026, required vendors to demonstrate five years of experience in manufacturing, sales, or leasing of surgical power equipment, maintain specified insurance coverage including general liability and professional liability of $1,000,000 each, and comply with the county's Living Wage Ordinance at $17.00 per hour minimum. The second San Mateo solicitation, released May 13, 2026, sought laser equipment and associated technical staffing for operating room use, with a June 10, 2026 proposal deadline and requirements for HIPAA compliance, background clearance, and Section 504 accessibility compliance.