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 is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of medical and first aid supplies, including bandaging materials, wound care products, and related medical consumables used by fire rescue departments, animal shelters, and other public agencies. The recent solicitations show a mix of general first aid inventory (antiseptic sprays, hydrogen peroxide, bandages, emergency blankets) alongside specialized emergency medical equipment (respiratory equipment, cardiac monitoring electrodes, endotracheal tubes, airway devices). State and local governments issuing under this code include city fire departments, county animal shelters, and municipal purchasing offices. The City of Tampa's Fire Rescue and Fire Department Rescue Division appear as repeat buyers in the dataset, indicating strong recurring demand from large municipal emergency services.

Activity appears concentrated in Florida and Texas, with the City of Tampa posting multiple ITBs in early 2026 (including solicitations 26P00145 and 25P00157 for medical and first aid supplies) and Williamson County, Texas soliciting veterinary pharmaceuticals and clinic supplies through IFB 26IFB24 with a due date of April 23, 2026. The Tampa Fire Rescue ITB 25P00157, posted April 24, 2026, targets 32 line items with an estimated department budget of $100,000 and includes a 5% bid discount set-aside for certified Small Local Business Enterprises and Underutilized Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprises. The City of Tampa's earlier solicitation 26P00145, due March 13, 2026, was a 169-line-item procurement estimated at $700,000 and was designated exclusively as sheltered market for certified SLBEs. Both Tampa solicitations include firm pricing requirements (minimum one year), F.O.B. Tampa delivery, and nine-month minimum expiration dates on medications. The Williamson County animal shelter IFB requires vendors to establish online ordering systems with two-week delivery windows and one-year minimum shelf life on products, with pricing firm for three months followed by adjustment caps at 25 percent of contract value.