UNSPSC 42321702: Acetabular cup shells

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an acetabular cup shell in a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902129.

UNSPSC 42321702 Acetabular cup shells is a Commodity code that covers orthopedic implant components used in hip replacement and revision surgeries. State and local governments procure these specialized medical devices primarily through health systems, public hospitals, and county medical centers that perform orthopedic surgery. The issuing bodies include public hospital systems (San Mateo Medical Center), county health departments, and state Medicaid programs that fund patient care. Procurement typically occurs through master agreements, cooperative-purchasing vehicles, and direct hospital supply contracts rather than standalone commodity solicitations. Recent activity shows the code appearing within broader medical-supplies cooperative frameworks—NASPO ValuePoint and Sourcewell both posted master-agreement RFPs in September 2026 designed to establish contracting vehicles for state and local entities, though neither posting detailed the specific implant categories or quantities to be purchased.

Activity is concentrated in California and Minnesota-led cooperative purchasing, with NASPO ValuePoint (administered by South Dakota) and Sourcewell (a Minnesota local government unit) establishing the primary contracting mechanisms visible in recent postings. The San Mateo Medical Center's July 2026 RFP for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services (not acetabular cups directly, but closely related orthopedic surgical supply) indicates demand from Northern California public hospital systems. NASPO ValuePoint's RFP 1433, due November 9, 2026, and Sourcewell's Physical Health Products RFP, due October 20, 2026, both position acetabular cup shells as part of larger medical-supply bundles available to state agencies, counties, municipalities, and school districts across multiple states. No recent single-agency solicitations specifically for acetabular cup shells alone appear in the source, suggesting this code sees activity primarily through cooperative purchasing rather than direct government procurement.