UNSPSC 42312403: Packing strips for wound care

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a cotton gauze strips intended to aid sterile drainage of open and or infected wounds in a medical settingPacking strips for wound care under 21 CFR and under FDA product code FRO. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 300590.

UNSPSC 42312403 Packing strips for wound care is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it show limited direct alignment with the narrow product category. The opportunities instead span a much broader medical supplies and first aid procurement landscape: cooperative purchasing frameworks for general medical supplies, emergency medical equipment like intraosseous needles and drivers, first responder protective equipment and first aid components, occupational medical surveillance services, miscellaneous medical and sensory supplies for state-supported living centers, municipal fire rescue first aid supplies, and veterinary pharmaceutical and clinic supplies. When state and local procurement offices tag opportunities with this code, they are typically buying across multiple first aid and medical product lines rather than packing strips specifically. The issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Escambia County, Florida; Williamson County, Texas), municipalities (City of Tampa Fire Rescue), cooperative purchasing consortiums (NASPO ValuePoint), and regional special-purpose districts (Washington State Ferries). Idaho state agencies and Texas state agencies appear multiple times as repeat participants in cooperative or statewide medical supply procurements.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Florida, and Washington. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued an IFB for Personal Protective Equipment and First Aid Components (304T27345A2, responses due October 6, 2026) covering 21 line items including bandages, gauze, hospital-grade gloves, and CPR face shields for statewide delivery through November 2027 with renewal options. NASPO ValuePoint posted an RFP for Idaho Medical Supplies (NVP1433, proposals due November 9, 2026) through the cooperative vehicle for multiple product categories with comprehensive catalogs and tiered pricing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited miscellaneous medical supplies for the Denton State Supported Living Center (HHS0017685, bids due August 19, 2026) spanning 39 line items with a historical contract value around $50,000 annually. The City of Tampa Fire Rescue sought medical aid supplies through ITB 25-P-00157 (bid opening April 9, 2025) with a $100,000 department budget and set-aside provisions for City-certified SLBEs and U-WMBEs offering up to 5% bid discounts.