UNSPSC 42322506: External fixation nut or bolt or washer

These are nuts or bolts or washers that are used for external fixation procedures.

UNSPSC 42322506 External fixation nut or bolt or washer, a Commodity code, spans fasteners and hardware components for orthopedic surgical implants and extraction systems. State and local procurement activity under this code centers on medical-supply agreements and orthopedic service contracts that incorporate or depend on compatible hardware, rather than standalone fastener procurement. Issuing bodies include state health departments managing cooperative purchasing vehicles, county health systems operating acute-care hospitals and outpatient clinics, and regional purchasing cooperatives serving multiple member entities across jurisdictions. The code appears primarily in two contexts: as part of broader medical-supplies master agreements offered through cooperative-purchasing platforms, and as a specification requirement embedded in orthopedic surgical-service RFPs where hardware compatibility and extraction-system integration are critical to clinical performance.

Recent activity concentrates in California and the upper Midwest. NASPO ValuePoint (administered by South Dakota) posted RFP 1433 on September 25, 2026, due November 9, 2026, to establish master agreements for medical supplies across multiple state and local entities; Sourcewell (a Minnesota local government cooperative) posted an RFP on September 1, 2026, due October 20, 2026, for physical health products and related services. San Mateo County Medical Center in California issued an RFP on July 1, 2026 (due the same day) for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services, specifying three-year terms, ISO 13485:2016 certification, and compatibility across multiple implant-manufacturer systems; the County applied a local-business preference of 5 to 10 percent and required $5 million cyber liability coverage. The State of California solicited furniture and related items for an outpatient building on July 9, 2026, with CBE set-aside eligibility. Cooperative-purchasing vehicles dominate the landscape, reflecting state and local preference for leveraging collective volume to achieve favorable pricing on commodities within this family.