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 is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show minimal actual procurement of surgical marking pens themselves. Instead, the opportunities reflect misalignment between the code and what is actually being solicited: San Mateo Medical Center's request for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's RFP for spinal implants and related surgical supplies, and Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing vehicle for law enforcement equipment are substantially different from the nominal scope. The mismatch suggests this code receives sparse or mislabeled activity at the state and local level, and business development professionals should verify actual demand for surgical marking pens specifically through direct inquiry with health systems and surgical centers rather than rely on recent procurement volume under this code.

The three opportunities represent California (San Mateo County), Texas (UTHSA), and a multi-state cooperative (Sourcewell serving counties in Washington and other jurisdictions nationwide), but none of these solicitations explicitly target surgical marking pens as a standalone procurement. San Mateo Medical Center's RFP closed July 1, 2026, the University of Texas's spinal-implants RFP closed March 10, 2026, and Sourcewell's law-enforcement-equipment RFP closed June 16, 2026. Absent clear recent state and local demand signals for surgical marking pens under this code, the category appears inactive or systematically misclassified in current procurement records.