UNSPSC 46182212: Shoulder protector or support

A device that offers support and protection for shoulders.

UNSPSC 46182212 Shoulder protector or support is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitation activity encompasses personal protective equipment and medical supplies procured through cooperative purchasing vehicles and special-education supply catalogs. The code shows minimal direct activity aligned to its nominal scope — shoulder-specific orthopedic or protective devices do not appear in recent posted opportunities. The most recent sourcing tagged to this code is a Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative catalog discount bid for general special-education and supplies, a multi-vendor procurement that treats shoulder protectors as line items within a broader PPE and educational-materials catalog rather than as a dedicated procurement focus. Issuing bodies using this code are primarily purchasing cooperatives serving school districts and member organizations across their geographic footprint, rather than individual agencies procuring shoulder support equipment as a standalone category.

Activity under this code is concentrated in Texas, where Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (based in Kilgore, Texas) posted a catalog discount bid (SPE2628) due October 1, 2026 for special-education and supplies with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 over a two-year term from October 15, 2026 through October 15, 2028. The cooperative's prior award round included 99 vendors, signaling openness to multiple awardees and indicating that shoulder protectors and related medical supplies are acquired as part of broader catalog offerings rather than through specialized procurements. Evaluation emphasizes discount levels, compliance with terms and conditions, net terms, free-shipping availability, and acceptance of purchase orders. The second opportunity tagged to this code—White County Board of Commissioners' request for EMS ambulance garage repairs—is unrelated to shoulder protective equipment and reflects miscoding rather than genuine market activity under 46182212. Direct sourcing of shoulder protectors and supports as a discrete commodity remains absent from recent state and local posted opportunities.