UNSPSC 42294601: Autotransfusion blood or transfer bags

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a autotransfusion blood or transfer bag during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Autotransfusion blood or transfer bags under 21 CFR 868.5830 and under FDA product code CAC. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 392690.

UNSPSC 42294601 Autotransfusion blood or transfer bags, a Commodity code, nominally covers single-use medical containment products for blood collection and transfusion in clinical settings. However, the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code show a significant mismatch with its stated scope. The San Mateo County Medical Center's RFP for Surgical Power equipment—seeking proposals for power instruments and surgical equipment—bears no connection to autotransfusion bags or blood-transfer products. Similarly, Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment is entirely outside the medical supply domain. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal commodity definition.

San Mateo County Medical Center issued the only tangentially health-care-related opportunity, an RFP posted June 29, 2026 with a proposal deadline of May 28, 2026, seeking five-year surgical power equipment contracts with a $1 million general liability insurance floor and local-business procurement preferences adding three to eight percent scoring points. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, posted RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 deadline to establish law enforcement equipment contracts for multiple Washington counties and participating entities across the United States and Canada. Neither opportunity represents procurement of autotransfusion or blood-transfer bags. State and local buyers do procure these products for hospital and trauma centers, but this code's recent posting activity does not reflect that market.