UNSPSC 42142802: Vascular or compression socks

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product applies compression to the patient's feet and ankles to help enhance blood flow.

UNSPSC 42142802 Vascular or compression socks is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent activity in state and local procurement, with no posted opportunities directly soliciting this product line. The source records nine recent state and local contract opportunities across healthcare, education, law enforcement, and utilities, but only one—the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Durable Medical Equipment procurement (RFP HHS0017173)—tangentially references medical compression products within a broader eleven-category DME master contract covering respiratory supplies, orthotics, prosthetics, positioning devices, communication aids, and wound care. The remaining eight opportunities (athletic training services, law enforcement equipment, school district athletic and strength-conditioning supplies, CTE instructional resources, an air compressor replacement, behavioral coaching for a county detention facility, special education supplies, and tablet devices) do not involve compression or vascular socks and appear to have been tagged to this code without substantive connection to the commodity's scope.

The Texas HHSC procurement, due June 2, 2026, is the only relevant recent signal and encompasses eleven DME categories across eleven geographic service regions statewide, with a master contract ceiling of $5,000,000 and historical annual compensation near $1,000,000 per state fiscal year. Respondents must hold Texas medical device licensure, demonstrate two years in business, meet specific category certifications, deliver home evaluations and 24-hour emergency repair capability, and comply with CMS DMEPOS fee schedules and a 21.1 percent Texas HUB utilization goal. No other state or local jurisdictions have posted compression-sock–specific solicitations in the recent-opportunities block, and the code's activity appears concentrated in Texas healthcare procurement with scattered, unrelated tagging across other sectors and geographies. A vendor pursuing this commodity should monitor Texas HHSC's DME categories directly and verify whether compression socks fall within the orthotics, prosthetics, or wound-care categories named in the master contract scope.