UNSPSC 42312505: Perineal binders

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a form that securely holds anal, perineal and sacral dressings in place without the use of tape or other adhesive in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902110.

UNSPSC 42312505 Perineal binders is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations covers a broad range of orthopedic and spinal surgical implants, hardware extraction systems, and related surgical supplies rather than the narrow product category its name suggests. State and local health systems—public hospitals, university medical centers, and county-operated acute-care facilities—use this code to procure spinal implants (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral constructs), orthopedic hardware removal and extraction systems, surgical instrumentation, and associated supplies for inpatient and outpatient surgical programs. The issuing bodies are predominantly large public health systems and teaching hospitals: San Mateo Medical Center (a county-operated public hospital serving San Mateo County, California), the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio operating a 144-bed multispecialty and research hospital, and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Sourcewell (a Minnesota-based local government unit facilitating multi-jurisdictional procurements). These solicitations typically require vendors to hold five years of documented experience supplying orthopedic or spinal products to acute-care hospitals, FDA approval or CE certification for all devices, ISO 13485 medical-device-quality certification or equivalent, and capability to provide emergency delivery and technical support within the specified region.

Recent activity concentrates in California and Texas, with broader multi-state reach through cooperative purchasing. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued RFP 745-26-P04 for spinal implants and related surgical supplies on a bill-only basis with a question deadline of February 23, 2026 and proposal due date of March 10, 2026; the procurement anticipated approximately 240 spinal cases annually and required emergency delivery within four hours and scheduled delivery within 24 hours prior to surgery, with mandatory Historically Underutilized Business subcontracting plans and multi-award structure. San Mateo Medical Center issued RFP 666002526252 for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services with proposals due July 1, 2026, requiring vendors to demonstrate capability to support a broad range of orthopedic implant systems and provide technical support within Northern California under a three-year contract term. Sourcewell cooperative procurement RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment, posted May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 deadline, represents a significant multi-jurisdictional purchasing initiative but is misaligned with the code's orthopedic and surgical-implant scope. Proposers should note that recent health-system solicitations emphasize bill-only or on-an-as-needed service models, multi-year contract terms, mandatory insurance requirements (including products liability and cyber liability), compliance with state and federal health privacy standards (HIPAA, Texas Medical Records Privacy Act), and living-wage provisions in jurisdictions such as San Mateo County.