UNSPSC 42131511: Hydrotherapy garments

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as different types of garments worn during a hydrotherapy treatment. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 621010.

UNSPSC 42131511 Hydrotherapy garments is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure specialized personal-care textiles and garments for institutional use, primarily incontinence briefs and safety garments for corrections and long-term care facilities. The scope of work encompasses branded disposable or reusable briefs for ongoing supply to veterans homes and detention facilities, with specifications for size, absorbency, durability, and institutional-use safety standards. Issuing bodies under this code include state-operated long-term care facilities (veterans homes, state-run hospitals) and county corrections and custody operations. Recent solicitations show little differentiation between hydrotherapy-focused textiles and institutional containment or safety garments; the code appears to function as a catch-all for specialized personal-care apparel in state and local facilities rather than true hydrotherapy products.

The Illinois Veterans Home Quincy (IVH), Adams County, Illinois, issued a competitive RFQ (Solicitation 27497DVAQUINCB51676) in April 2026 for TENA brand incontinence briefs on an as-needed basis for fiscal year 2027, due May 1, 2026, with estimated demand of 600 cases annually across two SKUs and delivery required within thirty days of order. Barrow County, Georgia, issued a competitive IFB (Solicitation 46700GDC0001193) in February 2026 for suicide blankets and suicide smocks for its Care and Custody facility in Milledgeville, due February 23, 2026, with a one-year term and four one-year renewal options. Recent activity clusters in Illinois and Georgia; no set-asides or vendor eligibility restrictions are documented in either opportunity. No response-rate data, incumbent vendor information, or award values are disclosed in the available records.