UNSPSC 42321905: Glenoid spheres

in this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a glenoid sphere in a surgical procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Glenoid spheres under 21 CFR 888.3660 and under FDA product code KWT. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902129.

UNSPSC 42321905 Glenoid spheres (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with the code's orthopedic implant scope. The code nominally refers to glenoid (shoulder-joint) prosthetic spheres, yet the five most recent opportunities tagged to this code span cooperative medical-supplies master agreements, outpatient furniture procurement, orthopedic extraction services, and law-enforcement equipment—none of which directly involve glenoid sphere procurement. The mismatch suggests either miscoding at the issuing-body level or that this code serves as a catch-all tag within broader medical-equipment cooperative vehicles rather than a discrete product line with dedicated solicitation activity.

The recent record shows cooperative-purchasing vehicles (NASPO ValuePoint, Sourcewell) dominating the tagged opportunities, with NASPO ValuePoint Medical Supplies (RFP 1433, due November 9, 2026) and Sourcewell Physical Health Products and Related Services (RFP 102026, due October 20, 2026) as the primary vehicles through which state and local governments source medical supplies across multiple states. A single direct-procurement example—San Mateo Medical Center's Orthopedic Hardware Removal and Extraction System Services RFP (due July 1, 2026)—targets a related but distinct orthopedic service rather than implant spheres themselves. Activity spans California, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Washington, but the geographic spread reflects cooperative-vehicle administering states rather than concentration of glenoid-sphere demand. No recent state or local solicitation explicitly names glenoid spheres or shoulder-prosthetic components as the primary procurement target, signaling that this code sees no active dedicated procurement volume at present.