UNSPSC 42131507: Patient slippers or socks

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as slippers or socks by people undergoing medical treatment. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 640419.

UNSPSC 42131507 Patient slippers or socks (Commodity) covers incontinence briefs and related continence-care garments that state and local facilities procure for residents and patients. The code's actual procurement activity centers on branded incontinence protection products — specifically absorbent briefs in multiple sizes and absorbency levels — supplied on an as-needed basis to long-term care, veterans' care, and similar institutional settings. State and local issuing bodies under this code include state-operated veterans' homes, nursing facilities, and health-care agencies that manage resident care inventory. Vendors must meet commercial liability insurance requirements, deliver within contractual timeframes (typically 30 days), and maintain manufacturer warranties transferred to the purchasing entity.

The Illinois Veterans Home Quincy posted an RFQ (Solicitation Number 27497DVAQUINCB51676) on April 28, 2026, with a response deadline of May 1, 2026, seeking TENA brand incontinence briefs for fiscal year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The procurement specifies two product SKUs totaling 600 cases — TENA BRIEF STRETCH ULTRA 2XLG (Manufacturer Item Number 61390) and TENA BRIEF STRETCH SUPER LG/XLG (Manufacturer Item Number 67903) — with delivery to the facility's general store in Quincy, Illinois, on an FOB destination basis. The contract carries a potential ten-year term including renewals, and any awarded contract of $1,000 or more incurs a $15 administrative fee to the Comptroller's Administrative Fund. Recent state and local activity under this code remains limited to the Illinois example; geographic concentration and broader regional or multi-state issuing patterns are not evident from the available opportunities.