UNSPSC 42311543: Dressing retainers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a clip or retainer used to immobilize and structure dressing used to treat wounds in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Dressing retainers under 21 CFR 880.5075 and under FDA product code FQM. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 300590.

UNSPSC 42311543 Dressing retainers, a Commodity code, encompasses stabilizer dressings, bandages, gauze wrapping, and related wound-care retention products that state and local governments procure for emergency medical services, hospital operations, and occupational health programs. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include city fire rescue departments, county health authorities, state departments of transportation, state health and human services agencies, and cooperative purchasing consortiums serving multiple state entities. The work is straightforward procurement of standardized medical supply items, often bundled with related first aid and wound-care consumables, typically through competitive bidding with firm fixed pricing, delivery timelines measured in days or weeks, and renewal options spanning one to three years.

Recent activity spans multiple states with representation from Texas (cooperative purchasing and state procurement operations), Florida (county sole-source procurement), and Washington (state transportation agency). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB 304T-27-345A2 for Personal Protective Equipment and First Aid Components, with responses due October 6, 2026, encompassing bandages and gauze across 21 line items for statewide delivery through November 2030; the City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department ITB 25-P-00157 for Medical Aid Supplies, seeking 32 first aid supply items with set-aside provisions for Small Local Business Enterprises and Underutilized Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprises offering up to a 5% bid discount; and the NASPO ValuePoint RFP NVP_1443 for Idaho Medical Supplies, posted October 6, 2026, with proposals due November 9, 2026, establishing a cooperative framework for medical supply distribution across multiple participating public entities and Idaho state agencies. Issuing bodies typically require firm all-inclusive pricing with FOB destination delivery, commercial general liability insurance coverage, and compliance with state procurement preferences and small-business set-asides where applicable.