UNSPSC 42141823: Electrotherapy vacuum electrode systems

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that provides electrotherapy vacuum based to a person in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 854370.

UNSPSC 42141823 Electrotherapy vacuum electrode systems is a Commodity code that sees limited recent state and local procurement activity in the opportunities dataset. The code nominally covers specialized medical equipment, yet the recent solicitations tagged to it span a much broader scope: durable medical equipment (DME) and rehabilitation services, special education and supplies catalogs, fitness equipment, athletic training services, and law enforcement equipment. The mismatch between the code's narrow technical name and the actual scope of work being solicited suggests that state and local procurement offices are either using the code as a catch-all for medical and therapeutic equipment categories or that individual opportunities have been miscoded. The only opportunity with direct relevance to therapeutic or rehabilitation equipment is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Request for Proposals for DME and Services serving individuals with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, which encompasses biofeedback devices, communication aids, orthotics, and related rehabilitation supplies across eleven service regions and geographic areas throughout Texas.

The issuing bodies in the dataset include a state health agency (Texas HHSC), a regional education cooperative (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas), a state health department (California), a municipal government (City of Tucson), an independent school district (Harlingen Consolidated ISD in Texas), and a state-level cooperative purchasing entity (Sourcewell). The Texas HHSC opportunity, posted June 2, 2026 with a due date of June 2, 2026 (RFP HHS0017173), represents the most directly relevant activity: it seeks Master Contracts for DME and Services with a contract ceiling of $5,000,000 over a term through August 31, 2031, requires current medical device manufacturer or distributor licensees with two years in business, incorporates a 21.1 percent HUB set-aside, and emphasizes client management, rural delivery capability, and 24-hour emergency response. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative issued a Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628, due October 1, 2026) with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 over two years, serving multiple member organizations across its footprint. The California Department of Health Services RFB for SciFit Pro2 equipment (due June 12, 2026) lacks sufficient detail in the available documentation to assess scope or relevance. Geographic activity clusters in Texas and California with isolated Washington and Minnesota cooperative-based activity; the dataset does not support characterization of sustained multi-state concentration under this code.