UNSPSC 42312404: Impregnated packing gauze

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a packer or filler impregnated with drugs or medicaments used in open wounds to forestall infraction and enable healing in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 300590.

UNSPSC 42312404 Impregnated packing gauze, a Commodity code, covers medical and first aid supplies that state and local fire rescue departments, animal shelters, and emergency services procure for operational and clinical use. Recent solicitations show that state and local governments buy a broad range of medical consumables under this code—bandages, respiratory equipment, cardiac monitoring electrodes, endotracheal tubes, oxygen delivery systems, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary clinic supplies—rather than impregnated gauze narrowly construed. Fire rescue departments dominate the issuing-body mix, with the City of Tampa's Fire Rescue and Fire Department Rescue Division appearing in multiple recent solicitations (ITBs 26-P-00145 for $700,000 and 25-P-00157 with a $100,000 departmental budget), alongside regional animal shelters such as Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter in Texas. The code shows activity across municipal purchasing departments and county governments. Both Tampa and Williamson County include set-aside provisions favoring small business enterprises—Tampa's solicitations offer 5% bid discounts for certified Small Local Business Enterprises (SLBEs) and Underutilized Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprises (U-WMBEs)—while Williamson County maintains a local preference policy allowing consideration of bidders within three percent of the lowest bid if their principal place of business is in the county.

Activity concentrates in Florida and Texas. The City of Tampa has issued two recent ITBs (26-P-00145 posted March 25, 2026 with a March 13, 2026 deadline, and 25-P-00157 posted April 24, 2026 with an April 9, 2025 deadline) for medical and first aid supplies for fire rescue operations, both with one-year award periods and two optional one-year renewals. Williamson County, Texas, solicited pharmaceuticals and clinic supplies through IFB 26IFB24 (posted March 12, 2026, due April 23, 2026) for the Regional Animal Shelter, requiring vendors to establish online ordering systems with two-week delivery windows and maintain firm pricing for three months. All solicitations mandate electronic bid submission through procurement portals; medications must maintain minimum expiration dates (nine months in Tampa solicitations, one year in Texas). Vendors must carry liability insurance and comply with state procurement regulations, including anti-boycott certifications in Texas.