UNSPSC 42295531: Silicone block elastomers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a are elastomers that are produced from a block procedure and made of silicon in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42295531 Silicone block elastomers is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local solicitations posted under it. The three opportunities present—law enforcement equipment through Sourcewell, cardiac rhythm management implants through the El Paso County Hospital District, and spinal implants through the University of Texas Health Science Center—represent medical devices and law enforcement procurement, none of which involve silicone block elastomers as a primary commodity. The code shows a clear mismatch between its nominal scope and current buying activity, indicating little relevant recent procurement under this Commodity code's actual definition.

The issuing bodies include state cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell on behalf of Washington-state counties), public hospital systems (University Medical Center of El Paso and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio), and multi-jurisdictional government frameworks. All three recent opportunities are located in the Mountain West and South-Central United States (Washington state, Texas), with responses due June 16, 2026 (Sourcewell RFP #061626), April 29, 2026 (El Paso RFP #784-03-26-001), and March 10, 2026 (UTHSA RFP 745-26-P04). Unless procurement staff has mistagged these solicitations with the wrong UNSPSC code, firms seeking silicone block elastomer opportunities should monitor alternative codes or pursue sourcing directly with medical device and law enforcement equipment categories rather than rely on this code's posted activity.