UNSPSC 42295402: Surgical marking pens

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a marking pen during a surgical procedure in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 960820.

UNSPSC 42295402 Surgical marking pens (Commodity) covers sterile and non-sterile marking instruments used in surgical settings for pre-operative patient marking, anatomical identification, and procedural documentation. State and local health systems purchase these items as consumable supplies for operating rooms, surgical centers, and outpatient procedure facilities. The code sees activity across state health departments, county and municipal hospitals, and specialized medical centers that conduct orthopedic, general surgical, and other procedural services. Issuing bodies include direct procurement by individual health systems, as well as cooperative purchasing vehicles that aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions and state systems to achieve volume pricing.

Recent activity appears limited in the available opportunities block. The Illinois Chief Procurement Office and Sourcewell RFP 102026 for Physical Health Products and Related Services (due October 20, 2026) is a multi-jurisdictional cooperative that may encompass surgical marking pens as part of a broader physical health supplies master agreement serving state governments, institutions of higher education, school districts, counties, and cities across multiple states, but the opportunity does not isolate surgical marking pens as a distinct line item. The Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance RFP and San Mateo Medical Center orthopedic hardware extraction services solicitation are tangential to the code's scope and do not reflect direct procurement of surgical marking instruments. The Sourcewell Law Enforcement Equipment RFP is unrelated to this commodity. No recent state or local solicitations specifically targeting surgical marking pens as a standalone procurement are present in the source material.