UNSPSC 42321621: Temporary spinal fixation pins or wires

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a temporary spinal 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 42321621 Temporary spinal fixation pins or wires, a Commodity code, shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's name suggests surgical orthopedic implants, yet the four recent opportunities tagged to this code span outpatient building furniture, orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services, law enforcement equipment, and career technical education resources — none of which align with temporary spinal fixation devices. The San Mateo Medical Center RFP for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services (due July 1, 2026) comes closest to orthopedic scope, but it addresses extraction and removal of existing implants rather than fixation pin or wire procurement. The California State outpatient building furniture RFB (due July 28, 2026) and the Klein Independent School District CTE and Advanced Academics RFP (due June 5, 2026) are entirely unrelated to the code's nominal category. The Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026) is similarly outside orthopedic or medical device scope.

The recent opportunities suggest that this code's actual state and local activity does not center on temporary spinal fixation procurement. The issuing bodies span a state health department capital project (California), a county public hospital system (San Mateo County), a statewide cooperative purchasing unit serving multiple states (Sourcewell/Minnesota), and a school district (Klein ISD in Texas). Geographic activity touches California, the Pacific Northwest and northern California regions, and Texas. No evidence in the source supports focused state and local procurement demand for temporary spinal fixation pins or wires; the code appears to be a low-activity or misfiled category in current state and local contracting. Firms evaluating this code should treat it as a low-priority watch unless their product or service offering unexpectedly appears in upcoming notices, or until future RFPs more closely match the code's intended scope.