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 is a Commodity code for wound care and medical supply items that state and local governments procure as components of broader medical supply contracts and emergency medical services procurement. The code sees activity across state health agencies, county and municipal health departments, fire and emergency services, and state-supported living facilities, which are the primary issuing bodies sourcing under this classification. Alginate dressings appear in recent solicitations not as standalone procurements but as line items within multi-category medical supply frameworks—bundled with bandages, gauze, protective equipment, and other first aid components. State purchasing consortia, particularly NASPO ValuePoint cooperative vehicles, structure alginate sourcing at the framework level, allowing member agencies to order from pre-negotiated vendor panels rather than conducting individual procurements.

Recent opportunities show alginate dressings embedded in broader medical supply contracts across Texas, Idaho, and Florida. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts solicited Personal Protective Equipment and First Aid Components (IFB 304T-27-345A2, due October 6, 2026) for statewide delivery to the Texas Department of Public Safety and other state entities, spanning 21 line items including wound care materials alongside protective masks and CPR devices. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested Miscellaneous Supplies for the Denton State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017685, due August 19, 2026) across 39 line items including medical consumables with a prior contract value of $50,000. NASPO ValuePoint RFP NVP_1443 for Idaho Medical Supplies (due November 9, 2026) establishes a framework for member agencies across multiple states to source medical supplies with competitive unit pricing and volume discounts. The City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department solicited Medical Aid Supplies (ITB 25-P-00157) including first aid items with set-asides for Small Local Business Enterprises and Underutilized Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprises offering up to $10,000 to $20,000 bid discounts. Recent activity is concentrated in Texas, with secondary activity in Idaho and Florida; alginate dressings do not appear as an isolated procurement category in current state and local solicitations.