UNSPSC 42311523: Paste bandages

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a gauze roll bandage saturated with zinc oxide (with or without calamine lotion) used to improve venous circulation, reduce swelling, and promote healing of wounds. in a medical settingPaste bandages under 21 CFR and under FDA product code FRO. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 300610.

UNSPSC 42311523 Paste bandages, a Commodity code, covers adhesive bandages and wound dressing products that state and local governments procure for emergency medical response, first aid programs, and animal care operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers sourcing standard sterile bandages, gauze, and related adhesive wound-care supplies as line items within broader medical and first aid supply contracts. The work encompasses competitive bidding on branded or generic products with firm pricing, expedited delivery timelines, and product quality and expiration-date requirements typical of emergency-services procurement.

The issuing bodies are primarily city fire and rescue departments and county animal shelters. The City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department and the City of Tampa Fire Department Rescue Division both issued multiple ITBs covering medical and first aid supplies that explicitly include bandaging materials; Williamson County, Texas, Regional Animal Shelter solicited veterinary pharmaceutical and clinic supplies through an IFB. Activity concentrates in Florida and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Tampa's ITB 25-P-00157 for medical aid supplies (due April 9, 2025), covering 32 line items including bandages with quantities up to 2,700 units annually and an estimated department budget of $100,000, with a 5% bid discount available for certified Small Local Business Enterprises and Underutilized Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprises; and the City of Tampa's ITB 26-P-00145 for medical and first aid supplies (due March 13, 2026), a sheltered-market procurement exclusively for certified SLBEs with 169 line items, an estimated contract value of $700,000, and a one-year award period with two optional one-year renewals. Both Tampa solicitations require electronic submission through OpenGov eProcurement, nine-month minimum medication expiration dates, and compliance with local small-business set-asides and equal-business-opportunity ordinances.