UNSPSC 42296803: Micro or delicate or plastic surgery instruments

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a various instruments conformed to be used in ophthalmic surgery procedures in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42296803 Micro or delicate or plastic surgery instruments is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with the nominal scope. The five posted opportunities span laser equipment and technical support for operating rooms (San Mateo County), surgical power instruments (San Mateo County), outpatient building furniture (California state), law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell cooperative), and phlebotomy services for DUI arrests (Nevada State Police). Only the first two solicitations—both from San Mateo County Medical Center—fall within surgical instrument procurement; the remainder address unrelated commodities and services. The code shows active issuing-body participation from a county health authority and state procurement offices, but recent opportunities do not cluster meaningfully around surgical instruments.

San Mateo County dominates the recent activity under this code, with two RFPs posted in late June and early July 2026 for laser equipment and surgical power tools to serve acute-care and outpatient hospital operations. The San Mateo Medical Center solicitations require compliance with HIPAA, Section 504 accessibility standards, living wage ordinances, background clearances, and corporate compliance frameworks; both impose local-business preference scoring in San Mateo County and San Francisco City, and the surgical power RFP specifically includes a Procurement Preference for Local Businesses Ordinance that awards five percent additional evaluation points to local businesses and non-profits, with an additional three percent for small businesses or eight percent for micro businesses. The surgical power opportunity carries a five-year contract term with a June 2026 deadline, and evaluation scores proposals on project approach (30 points), firm qualifications (25 points), team qualifications (20 points), and price (25 points). No budget ranges or award values are disclosed in the available documentation. The remaining opportunities—State of California outpatient furniture bids, a Sourcewell law enforcement equipment RFP, and Nevada State Police phlebotomy services—represent misfiled or unrelated commodities and do not support activity characterization under this code.