UNSPSC 42322502: External fixation rings or halos

in this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an external fixation rings or halo in a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902110.

UNSPSC 42322502 External fixation rings or halos (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity, with only one directly relevant solicitation traceable to the code in the available opportunities. The one pertinent posting is San Mateo Medical Center's July 2026 RFP for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services — a three-year on-call engagement for surgical procedures involving safe removal of orthopedic implants, screws, and intramedullary nails compatible with multiple manufacturer systems. The scope includes delivery, technical support, instrumentation retrieval, and case support at an acute-care hospital, with vendors required to hold ISO 13485:2016 certification, five years of documented acute-care experience, and Northern California on-site availability. The remaining three opportunities in the block (NASPO ValuePoint medical supplies, Sourcewell physical health products, and California outpatient building furniture) do not align with the code's nominal scope and appear to be misclassified or archived under a broader health-care commodity umbrella.

San Mateo County Medical Center is the sole identified issuing body soliciting under this code in the recent record. The county applied a local-business preference of 5 to 10 percent under its ordinance, required $1,000,000 general liability and products liability coverage plus $5,000,000 cyber liability, and imposed California's living-wage floor of $17.00 per hour with annual CPI-U adjustment. Geographic activity is limited to Northern California. The code appears to see sporadic demand — typically through individual health-care systems rather than cooperative purchasing vehicles or broad-based state procurement programs — and may not represent a high-volume pursuit opportunity for most vendors outside specialized orthopedic surgical supply and services.