UNSPSC 42322205: Soft tissue fixation pins or posts

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

UNSPSC 42322205 Soft tissue fixation pins or posts is a Commodity code that encompasses specialized orthopedic and surgical hardware used in soft-tissue repair and fixation procedures within healthcare facilities. State and local governments procure these items through cooperative purchasing vehicles and direct institutional procurement, particularly via county hospital systems and regional health authorities. The recent opportunities show activity centered on bundled medical-supply contracting and specialized surgical-service procurement rather than isolated hardware components, suggesting that state and local buyers often acquire soft-tissue fixation devices as part of broader orthopedic surgical packages or through master agreements negotiated by cooperative purchasing organizations rather than as standalone commodity purchases.

NASPO ValuePoint, a multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicle administered by South Dakota, and Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, both posted master-agreement opportunities for medical supplies and physical health products with response deadlines in October and November 2026. San Mateo Medical Center, a county public hospital system in California, solicited orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services with a July 2026 due date, representing direct institutional procurement by a healthcare provider within the code's scope. Activity appears concentrated in the Upper Midwest and West, with cooperative purchasing vehicles serving as the primary procurement mechanism across multiple states rather than individual jurisdiction issuances. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and recent opportunities—which emphasize bundled surgical services, extraction systems, and general medical-supplies master agreements rather than fixation pins as discrete line items—suggests limited standalone solicitation volume under this specific commodity code in the state and local market during the recent period.