UNSPSC 42296816: Orthopedic surgical instruments

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a surgical instrument in an orthopedic procedure in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42296816 Orthopedic surgical instruments (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local solicitations posted under this code. The opportunities instead cover laser equipment and technical support for operating rooms, outpatient building furniture, surgical power instruments, and law enforcement equipment — none of which are orthopedic surgical instruments in the traditional sense. The furniture procurement solicitations in particular represent a significant mismatch with the code's nominal scope, as outpatient building furnishings fall well outside orthopedic instrument categories. The surgical power and laser equipment opportunities are tangentially related to surgical settings but do not address hand instruments, implants, or traditional orthopedic device categories that the code nominally describes.

The issuing bodies include San Mateo County (through San Mateo Medical Center, a fully accredited public hospital system), the State of California (for capital project furniture via multiple RFBs), and Sourcewell (a Minnesota cooperative serving thousands of participating governmental and nonprofit entities across multiple states). Geographic activity concentrates in California, with the California State solicitations appearing multiple times between May and August 2026 for outpatient building furniture projects. The Sourcewell cooperative procurement for law enforcement equipment spans Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, Yakima) and entities nationwide, but the inclusion under this UNSPSC code appears to be a coding error rather than relevant activity. Representative recent opportunities include San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for Surgical Power (solicitation 666002526249, RFP posted May 7, 2026, proposals due May 28, 2026) with a five-year contract term and requirements for $1 million general and professional liability coverage, and the State of California's RFB for outpatient building furniture (RFBIS26200984, due June 4, 2026) with CBE participation requirements. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with orthopedic surgical instruments procurement.