UNSPSC 42296502: Cryosurgery units

in this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a device used in a low energy medical x ray procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42296502 Cryosurgery units, a Commodity code, nominally describes specialized surgical equipment but shows little activity aligned with that scope in recent state and local procurement. The single available recent opportunity is a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP (#061626, due June 16, 2026) issued on behalf of a consortium of Washington state counties and thousands of governmental agencies nationwide, but the solicitation targets broad law enforcement equipment rather than cryosurgery units specifically. State and local buyers do not appear to be actively procuring cryosurgery units under this code tier at present; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either sparse demand or systematic recoding of law enforcement equipment purchases to broader commodity classifications.

Geographic activity is centered on Washington state jurisdictions, with Sourcewell administering the cooperative framework on behalf of its Minnesota base while serving participating entities across the United States and Canada. The Sourcewell cooperative structure permits multiple issuing bodies—counties, K–12 school districts, higher education institutions, and other public entities—to leverage a single contract vehicle, but cryosurgery units do not feature in the posted opportunity. Vendors interested in this code should confirm whether state and local healthcare systems, corrections departments, or medical examiner offices are actively soliciting surgical equipment under 42296502 through channels outside the visible recent pipeline, as the current record offers no evidence of active procurement demand for cryosurgery equipment at the state or local level.