UNSPSC 42131513: Patient shorts

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as short pants by people undergoing medical treatment. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 621017.

UNSPSC 42131513 Patient shorts (Commodity) covers incontinence briefs and similar continence-management garments that state and local governments procure for long-term care facilities, veterans homes, and other institutional settings. The scope of work encompasses the supply and delivery of branded products—typically purchased on an as-needed or standing-order basis—meeting specified sizes, quantities, packaging formats, and quality standards, with delivery windows and insurance requirements negotiated as part of the contract terms.

Illinois Veterans Home Quincy posted an RFQ on April 28, 2026 (Solicitation 27497DVAQUINCB51676) seeking TENA brand incontinence briefs for fiscal year 2027 (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027), with response deadline May 1, 2026. The facility requested two specific TENA product lines—BRIEF STRETCH TENA ULTRA 2XLG (Manufacturer Item Number 61390) in an estimated quantity of 300 cases with 32 briefs per pack and BRIEF STRETCH TENA SUPER LG/XLG (Manufacturer Item Number 67903) in an estimated quantity of 300 cases with 28 briefs per pack—for delivery within thirty days of order to the facility in Quincy, Illinois on FOB destination basis. The vendor was required to carry $1,000,000 per-occurrence general commercial liability insurance and $1,000,000 per-occurrence auto liability insurance, provide a twelve-month warranty, and accept a contract term extendable up to ten years. The solicitation named a single recent opportunity from an Illinois state facility; no other recent state or local opportunities under this code are reflected in the source.