UNSPSC 42321512: Bone fixation pin or wire

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a bone fixation pin or wire in a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902110.

UNSPSC 42321512 Bone fixation pin or wire is a Commodity code that nominally covers orthopedic fastening devices used in surgical fracture repair and skeletal stabilization. The recent opportunities posted under this code show a significant mismatch: the source records three solicitations unrelated to bone fixation hardware — a State of California furniture procurement for an outpatient building, a Sourcewell cooperative law enforcement equipment RFP spanning multiple Washington counties, and a Klein Independent School District CTE and advanced academics instructional resources RFP in Texas — plus one orthopedic-adjacent opportunity from San Mateo Medical Center requesting orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services on an as-needed basis for surgical procedures. The San Mateo solicitation addresses extraction of existing implants, screws, and intramedullary nails rather than the insertion or placement of new fixation devices that the code nominally describes. The code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement; the opportunities tagged to it do not align with bone fixation pin or wire procurement as the code defines it.

San Mateo County is the only issuing body whose recent solicitation touches orthopedic hardware in scope. The San Mateo Medical Center RFP (666002526252), due July 1, 2026, sought proposals for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services with a three-year contract term, requiring five years of experience, ISO 13485:2016 certification, and $1,000,000 general and products liability coverage, with technical support available in Northern California and a local-business preference of 5 to 10 percent under San Mateo County Ordinance Code Chapter 2.89. The procurement is structured around service delivery and instrumentation retrieval rather than device supply. Business development professionals evaluating this code should anticipate that relevant state and local activity may be sparse or miscategorized in procurement databases, and should track San Mateo County and other California hospital systems directly for orthopedic supply and surgical equipment solicitations.