UNSPSC 42295549: Artificial eyes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an Artificial eye during a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 981700.

UNSPSC 42295549 Artificial eyes, a Commodity code, covers prosthetic eye devices and related supplies that state and local governments procure primarily through health departments, corrections agencies, and public health programs to serve inmates, vulnerable populations, and patients in state custody. The code encompasses stock replacement eyes for ophthalmologic inventory, custom or standard prosthetic eye fittings, and ancillary materials such as lubricants and cleaning solutions used in medical and correctional settings. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county jails, and municipal public health offices, though activity remains episodic rather than continuous across any single jurisdiction.

The source provides no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code. Without posted RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, or ITBs in the most-recent-opportunities block, geographic concentration and representative solicitation detail cannot be established. The code represents a low-volume, specialized procurement category; activity is driven by clinical replacement cycles and population-specific need rather than recurring seasonal or budgetary demand patterns typical of higher-velocity commodity codes.