UNSPSC 42312011: Medical staples or reload cartridges for internal use

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as a medically related staple for internal useUS FDA regulates Medical staples for internal use under 21 CFR 878.4750 and under FDA product code gdw. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42312011 Medical staples or reload cartridges for internal use is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local solicitations posted under it. The two opportunities on file—an occupational medical surveillance services contract from the Washington State Department of Transportation and a law enforcement equipment cooperative purchasing vehicle from Sourcewell—fall well outside the scope of medical staples, cartridges, or reload supplies. The code shows little relevant recent activity matched to its nominal product scope.

The mismatch between the code's intended commodity and the posted opportunities suggests that either the sourcing bodies mistagged their solicitations or the code in the procurement system is capturing activity unrelated to consumable medical supplies or cartridge reload materials. No representative opportunities in the underlying scope of the code are evident in the recent record. Bidders pursuing state and local contracts for medical staples, bandages, sutures, or similar consumable medical supplies should verify code assignment in individual solicitations rather than rely on the activity currently attributed to this Commodity code.