UNSPSC 42321912: Total or partial shoulder replacement kits or systems

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a prepackaged collection (either custom or standard) of the equipment and supplies used to perform total or partial shoulder replacement procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Total or partial shoulder replacement kits or systems under 21 CFR 888.3660 and under FDA product code KWS. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902129.

UNSPSC 42321912 Total or partial shoulder replacement kits or systems is a Commodity code, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show little alignment with orthopedic implant supply. The State of California solicited furniture and casework for an outpatient building; San Mateo County sought orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services; Sourcewell posted a cooperative purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment; and Klein Independent School District requested career technical education and advanced academic instructional materials and equipment. Of these four opportunities, only the San Mateo County procurement directly involves orthopedic surgical hardware — but the scope is extraction and removal services for implant retrieval during revision procedures, not shoulder replacement kits themselves.

San Mateo Medical Center's RFP (Solicitation 666002526252, due July 1, 2026) is the sole recent posting with orthopedic relevance and represents procurement of as-needed orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services across a three-year term, requiring ISO 13485:2016 certification, five years of documented experience supporting acute-care hospitals, and technical support availability within Northern California; the contract leverages a local-business preference of 5 to 10 percent under San Mateo County Ordinance. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope—shoulder replacement kits—and the actual procurement activity suggests the code shows minimal recent state and local solicitation for shoulder replacement systems as commodity products. Geographic activity is limited to California based on the single relevant opportunity. Firms evaluating this code should monitor whether state and local health systems begin soliciting replacement joint implants directly as commodity purchases rather than through hospital group purchasing organizations or manufacturers' direct channels.