UNSPSC 85802141: Immobilization of neck using brace

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a placement intervention or procedure to immobilization of neck using brace. This placement intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 2W32X3Z

UNSPSC 85802141 Immobilization of neck using brace is a Commodity code representing medical devices and orthopedic support equipment, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal direct relevance to neck bracing—instead reflecting a broader clinical and occupational health procurement environment that includes nursing staffing, laboratory services, drug testing, occupational medicine, and medical surveillance across dozens of jurisdictions. State and local buyers under this code span school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida procuring medically fragile student nursing; Northside Independent School District in Texas procuring drug and alcohol testing), county health systems (Collin County, Texas; Santa Clara County, California), state health departments and human services agencies (Illinois Department of Human Services; Texas Health and Human Services Commission; District of Columbia; State of Nevada), correctional systems (Escambia County Corrections, Florida; Boulder County Sheriff's Office, Colorado), transit authorities (Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority), and specialized facilities (veterans centers in Kentucky and Illinois). Repeat soliciting bodies include the Illinois Department of Human Services, which posted multiple clinical laboratory procurements under the code, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which issued multiple lead analysis and laboratory testing RFPs.

The actual work being solicited under this code encompasses clinical laboratory testing (specimen collection, phlebotomy, analysis, and result reporting with turnaround times of 24–48 hours for routine and 2–4 hours for STAT); occupational health and medical surveillance (pre-employment physicals, fitness-for-duty evaluations, DOT medical examinations, drug and alcohol testing with Medical Review Officer services, occupational screening); nursing and health professional staffing (1:1 medically fragile student nursing, emergency medical technician coverage in correctional and detention settings, temporary health professional placement); specialized medical services (mobile dialysis, virtual urgent care, blood products, postmortem and histology laboratory testing, phlebotomy and courier services); and fire department occupational wellness examinations. Geographic activity is concentrated in Florida (Hillsborough County, Escambia County, Brevard County, Monroe County), Texas (Harris County, Collin County, Travis County, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso), Illinois (statewide mental health and developmental disability facilities), California (Santa Clara, Inland Empire Health Plan region), and Colorado (Boulder County), with additional solicitations from Kentucky, Michigan, Washington State, Nevada, Tennessee (Rockland County, New York), New Jersey (Newark), and the District of Columbia. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Public Schools (Notice of Intent to Purchase Single/Sole Source for supplemental nursing services through AB Staffing Solutions for medically fragile students, due December 2, 2025), Escambia County Corrections Department, Florida (RFP for onsite dialysis services, due November 3, 2026), Illinois Department of Human Services (IFB for clinical laboratory services at 14 mental health and developmental disability facilities, estimated $700,000 annually, 60-month initial term with one renewal option, due September 9 and August 14, 2026 for two separate rebid solicitations), State of Nevada Purchasing Division (RFP for statewide clinical laboratory testing services across 21 rural clinics with multiple-award structure and 5 percent Nevada-business preference, due July 13, 2026), and Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (RFP for occupational medical surveillance services at 14 Puget Sound locations, due October 9, 2026). The code's recent activity suggests low relevance to standalone neck brace procurement and high relevance to providers of clinical and occupational health services, laboratory testing, pharmaceutical and medical review, and allied health staffing to state agencies, county governments, school districts, correctional and health care facilities, and transit authorities pursuing contracts in the current market cycle.