UNSPSC 42296814: Gastroscopy surgical instruments

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a set of instruments during a gastroscopy surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42296814 Gastroscopy surgical instruments (Commodity) encompasses surgical power equipment, laser systems for operating room use, and related technical support services that state and local health systems and hospital authorities are actively procuring to upgrade or replace existing surgical instrument inventories. Recent solicitations show health systems buying surgical power units for general operative use, OR-grade laser equipment with associated technician staffing and maintenance support, and integrated technical services to support surgical facility operations. The issuing bodies are primarily county-operated public hospital systems and state healthcare facility authorities, with San Mateo County's San Mateo Medical Center appearing as a repeat buyer in the recent opportunity set.

San Mateo County Medical Center issued two separate RFPs in May–June 2026 — one for surgical power equipment (five-year contract term, proposals due May 28, 2026) and one for laser equipment and OR technical support (proposals due June 10, 2026) — both requiring vendors to meet HIPAA compliance, California prevailing wage standards, and local business preference criteria. The State of California has also posted multiple furniture and facilities procurements for outpatient buildings in the same window, though these tangential acquisitions do not reflect core gastroscopy instrument purchasing. Geographic activity is concentrated in California, with outlier procurements in Nevada and Sourcewell cooperative-purchasing agreements spanning multiple western states. The San Mateo County surgical power and laser RFPs indicate that state and local buyers expect five-year service arrangements, proof of five years' prior experience in manufacturing or sales of specified instruments, general liability insurance of at least $1 million, and compliance with county living wage ordinances currently set at $17.00 per hour with annual CPI adjustments capped at 3.5 percent.