UNSPSC 42141825: Electrotherapy units

A medical device that helps generate and deliver small pulses of electrical current to the user's skin through adhesive electrode pads. The device can be be used for temporary relief of pain associated with sore and aching muscles in the shoulders, waist, neck, back, arms, legs, hands and soles of feet due to strain from exercise or normal household and work activities.

UNSPSC 42141825 Electrotherapy units, a Commodity code, maps only tangentially to state and local procurement activity in the recent record. The code nominally covers devices that use electrical current for therapeutic purposes — commonly used in physical rehabilitation, pain management, and muscle stimulation across clinical and athletic settings. Recent opportunities tagged under this code, however, show a fragmented pattern in which electrotherapy equipment appears as one line item within much broader durable medical equipment (DME), athletic training, or special education supplies procurements, rather than as a standalone category. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited Master Contracts for DME and Services (RFP HHS0017173, due June 2, 2026) that include biofeedback devices and assistive technology as part of a portfolio serving individuals with traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries across eleven geographic service regions; the procurement also encompasses respiratory supplies, CPAP devices, orthotics, prosthetics, wheelchairs, and wound care. The City of Tucson solicited athletic training services (RFP 260163, due June 9, 2026) for fire and police departments that would involve injury prevention, rehabilitation, and fitness evaluation but does not isolate electrotherapy as a line item. Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District issued an RFP for athletic strength, conditioning, and powerlifting supplies (#ASCP0526, due May 4, 2026) and Klein ISD requested Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics resources (#26-101, due June 5, 2026), neither of which specifies electrotherapy units. A California Department of Health Services bid for SciFit Pro2 equipment (RFB-IS-26200998, due June 12, 2026) may incorporate electrotherapy functionality, but the full scope is not disclosed.

State and local buyers issuing under this code include health and human services agencies, school districts, city public safety departments, and independent school districts spread across Texas, California, and Arizona. The Texas HHSC opportunity represents the largest and most detailed recent activity, structured as a master contract with a not-to-exceed value of $5 million over five years and subject to a 21.1 percent HUB utilization goal. Respondents must hold Texas medical device manufacturer or distributor licensures, maintain comprehensive insurance, and comply with Medicare DMEPOS competitive bidding fee schedules. The geographically fragmented recent record and narrow isolation of electrotherapy as a standalone procurement driver suggest the code sees limited direct activity; most opportunities bundle electrotherapy or related modalities within larger medical equipment, training services, or educational supplies portfolios, making it difficult to assess standalone demand or pricing for electrotherapy units specifically.