UNSPSC 42142111: Therapeutic ice packs or pillows

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that consists of an ice pack or pillow used to deliver cold in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 382490.

UNSPSC 42142111 Therapeutic ice packs or pillows is a Commodity code that spans physical therapy and injury treatment supplies procured by state agencies, school districts, and special-purpose cooperatives to support rehabilitation, athletic training, and durable medical equipment programs. The recent opportunities under this code reflect a mix of educational, public safety, and health services procurement, with therapeutic supplies integrated into broader special education catalogs, athletic training service contracts, and comprehensive durable medical equipment master contracts. State and local buyers are seeking these products as components of injury prevention and rehabilitation programming for first responders, students, and clients in state-managed rehabilitation services, rather than as standalone consumables.

The code sees activity across Texas, California, and multi-state cooperative purchasing networks. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Kilgore, Texas) issued a Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628, due October 1, 2026) covering special education and supplies with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 over two years and prior awards to 99 vendors, indicating multiple awardees are typical. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a Request for Proposals (HHS0017173, due June 2, 2026) for Durable Medical Equipment and Services across eleven geographic regions to support traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury rehabilitation, with an estimated value of $1,000,000 per state fiscal year and up to $5,000,000 cumulative contract authority. Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (Harlingen, Texas) posted a Request for Proposals (ASCP0526, due May 4, 2026) for Athletic Strength & Conditioning, Powerlifting and Physical Education Supplies & Equipment as part of a multi-line procurement. The City of Tucson issued a Request for Proposals (260163, due June 9, 2026) for Athletic Training Services for fire and police departments, with contracted athletic trainers responsible for equipment, supplies, and materials. Additional opportunities include Sourcewell's Law Enforcement Equipment cooperative procurement (RFP #061626, due June 16, 2026) serving thousands of public entities across the United States and Canada, and the California Department of Health Services bid for SciFit Pro2 equipment (RFB-IS-26200998, due June 12, 2026), though full scope details are not disclosed in the latter.