UNSPSC 53131504: Dental floss

UNSPSC 53131504 Dental floss, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The single recent opportunity posted under this code—Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department's sole-source procurement for 4 iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc.—represents a significant mismatch: the solicitation concerns advanced 3D intraoral digital imaging equipment for dental education and clinical use, not dental floss or oral hygiene consumables. The $143,196 acquisition is institution-specific and does not reflect the consumable supply-chain activity typically expected under the code's classification.

The opportunity, posted by Valencia College (a Florida community college) on October 19, 2026, with a response deadline of November 27, 2025, proceeded as a sole-source notice under Florida Administrative Code 6A-14.0734(2)(a)(h) and Florida Statute 287.057, following a seven-business-day public posting for review of the justification. No competitive RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity appears in recent postings under this code. The misalignment between the code's stated commodity and the scanner procurement suggests either a coding error in the state or local system or atypical categorization practices; state and local buyers pursuing dental floss supplies do not appear to be using this code actively in current procurement cycles.