UNSPSC 42296802: General surgical instruments

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a set of instruments during a general surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42296802 General surgical instruments is a Commodity code that encompasses surgical power equipment, laser systems for operating room use, and associated technical support and maintenance services. State and local health systems are actively procuring specialized surgical instruments and equipment to replace aging surgical power tools, upgrade OR capabilities with laser technology, and staff technical support positions to maintain these systems. Issuing bodies include public hospital systems and health departments within counties and states—notably San Mateo County through San Mateo Medical Center, a fully accredited public hospital and clinic operator serving the county's acute-care and outpatient needs. The code also appears alongside facility furniture procurement when state and local healthcare construction projects tag multiple equipment lines together, though the recent furniture opportunities recorded under this code (California state outpatient building projects) fall outside the core surgical instrument scope and likely represent administrative tagging mismatches rather than genuine surgical equipment activity.

Recent representative opportunities include San Mateo County's RFP for Surgical Power equipment (solicitation 666002526249, proposal deadline May 28, 2026) for a five-year contract to replace obsolete power instruments, with evaluation weighted toward project approach (30 points), firm qualifications (25 points), team qualifications (20 points), and price (25 points), and requiring proposers to demonstrate five years' experience in manufacturing, sales, or leasing of surgical power products, maintain $1 million general and professional liability coverage, and comply with the County's Living Wage Ordinance at $17.00 per hour with annual CPI adjustments capped at 3.5 percent; and San Mateo County's RFP for laser equipment and OR technical support (solicitation 666002526250, proposal deadline June 10, 2026), requiring vendors to provide laser equipment installation, maintenance, and qualified technicians for surgical procedures while meeting HIPAA, Section 504 accessibility, and corporate compliance standards. Both San Mateo County procurements apply local-business preference of up to five percent additional scoring points, with additional preferences for small or micro businesses. Geographic activity centers on California, particularly the San Francisco Bay Area and San Mateo County, with no recent surgical instrument opportunities recorded in other states within the sample period.