UNSPSC 42311540: Alginate dressings

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a dressing impregnated with algae used in wound treatment in a medical settingAlginate dressings under 21 CFR and under FDA product code FRO. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 300590.

UNSPSC 42311540 Alginate dressings, a Commodity code, covers wound dressings and medical supply consumables that state and local governments procure primarily through emergency-response and animal-care departments. State and local buyers under this code source wound care products as part of broader medical and first aid supply contracts rather than as standalone line-item purchases; recent solicitations frame alginate dressings within comprehensive medical supply portfolios covering bandages, respiratory equipment, cardiac monitoring consumables, and veterinary pharmaceuticals. Fire rescue departments, municipal purchasing offices, and county animal shelters dominate the issuing-body mix, with Tampa's Fire Rescue Department and Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter appearing as repeat solicitors in the recent activity block.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with the City of Tampa posting two separate medical and first aid supply ITBs in the first quarter of 2026 (Solicitation 26P00145 due March 13, 2026, estimated contract value $700,000, and Solicitation 25P00157 due April 9, 2025, departmental budget $100,000) and Williamson County, Texas, soliciting pharmaceuticals and clinic supplies for animal shelter operations through IFB 26IFB24 with submissions due April 23, 2026. Both Tampa solicitations include SLBE and minority-owned enterprise set-asides with 5% bid discounts, while the Williamson County procurement maintains a local preference allowing three-percent bid flexibility for in-county vendors. Alginate dressings appear as implicit components within these broader supply categories rather than as explicitly called-out line items, suggesting procurement occurs through bundled medical supply contracts with multi-item award flexibility rather than through dedicated dressing-only procurements.