UNSPSC 42293307: Surgical approximators

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

UNSPSC 42293307 Surgical approximators is a Commodity code that covers surgical power instruments, laser equipment for operating room use, and related surgical technology and services that state and local health systems procure to support acute-care hospital operations. State and local health agencies—primarily county-operated hospital systems and state health departments—solicit under this code for both equipment replacement and new surgical capability deployment. San Mateo County Medical Center, operating as a fully accredited public hospital system, has posted multiple RFPs in recent months for surgical power equipment replacement (five-year contract term) and laser equipment with associated technical support services for OR use, both issued under standard RFP notice type. Scope of work includes equipment procurement, installation, maintenance, technical staffing, vendor compliance with HIPAA and corporate compliance standards, background clearance and fingerprinting certification for all personnel, and integration with existing hospital infrastructure. Bidders must demonstrate prior experience providing similar equipment or services over the preceding five years, maintain specified insurance coverage (general liability, professional liability, and cyber liability minimums), and comply with prevailing wage and local business preference ordinances where applicable.

Recent activity concentrates in California, where San Mateo County Medical Center issued the two most substantive surgical equipment RFPs (proposals due May 28, 2026, and June 10, 2026, respectively). The State of California has posted related furniture procurement for outpatient building projects (bids due June 4 and June 9, 2026) that, while nominally furniture-focused, do not represent core surgical approximator or power equipment activity. A Nevada State Police phlebotomy services solicitation (Notice of Intent to Award issued April 16, 2026, with Carson Valley Health as intended vendor) and a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment (proposals due June 16, 2026) appear to have been tagged with this code but are unrelated to surgical approximators or surgical power instruments. The code shows limited recent state and local procurement activity focused on actual surgical equipment; San Mateo County Medical Center represents the primary active buyer in the available opportunity records.