UNSPSC 42321510: Orthopedic caps

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an orthopedic cap in a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902110.

UNSPSC 42321510 Orthopedic caps, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code. The most substantive recent solicitation tracked under 42321510 is San Mateo Medical Center's RFP for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services—a surgical instrumentation rental and support contract, not orthopedic caps or implant hardware. The other opportunities (California outpatient building furniture, Sourcewell law enforcement equipment cooperative procurement, and Klein ISD career technical education resources) are plainly unrelated to orthopedic headwear or caps. The code shows little relevant recent activity; the taxonomy assignment appears to be a mismatch between the procurement system's categorization and the actual work being bought.

San Mateo Medical Center's solicitation (RFP 666002526252, due July 1, 2026) represents the sole orthopedics-adjacent opportunity in the recent block. The county health authority is requesting proposals for as-needed orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services on a three-year contract, requiring ISO 13485:2016 certification, five years of acute-care hospital experience, universal extraction system compatibility across implant manufacturers, and Northern California technical support. A 5–10 percent local-business preference is available under San Mateo County Ordinance Code Chapter 2.89. Required insurance includes $1,000,000 general and products liability and $5,000,000 cyber liability. Evaluation weights project approach (30 points), firm qualifications (25 points), team qualifications (20 points), and price (25 points). This is a services contract, not a product procurement under the orthopedic caps Commodity code. Firms pursuing state and local work in orthopedics should monitor whether this code continues to receive assignments misaligned with its nominal scope, or whether actual orthopedic cap and related medical device procurement activity emerges under this or related UNSPSC codes.