UNSPSC 42142904: Eyeglass hardware

In this classification, this commodity indicates the connective hardware for a product the uses a single lens to correct flawed vision in a human. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 900311.

UNSPSC 42142904 Eyeglass hardware (Commodity) covers prescription and non-prescription eyewear components and related dispensing services that state and local governments procure for employees, institutional populations, and public safety personnel. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring complete eyeglass systems—frames, lenses (single vision, bifocal, progressive, tinted, and polycarbonate), and fitting services—rather than hardware components in isolation. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB for Mexia State Supported Living Center exemplifies the institutional use case, specifying plastic frames, flexible frames, and eight categories of lenses with unit pricing between $50.00 and $2,000.00 and historical annual spend of $48,370.65. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's June 2026 IFB for optical supplies serving 19 Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison facilities itemizes Titmus eyeglass frames, detachable sideshields, plastic lenses in multiple configurations, nosepieces, temples, and slab-off services. Harris County's September 2026 RFO seeks optical retail and dispensing services without detailed volume or scope specification. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, university health systems, county governments, and regional purchasing cooperatives; the San Mateo County May 2026 RFP for prescription safety glasses reflects municipal employee-facing procurement under local business preference ordinances.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, with additional recent solicitation in California and a multi-state cooperative vehicle (Sourcewell) encompassing Washington and broader U.S. participation. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB (HHS0017589) closed July 15, 2026, requiring bids on a Blanket Purchase Order for eyeglasses and fitting services with delivery within 10–14 business days; bidders had a July 7, 2026 question deadline, with responses posted as an addendum July 13. Texas Tech University's IFB 739-SL3809803 closed July 17, 2026, with 10–15 day delivery windows and a HUB Subcontracting Plan required for expenditures exceeding $100,000. San Mateo County's May 2026 RFP for prescription safety glasses with ANSI Z87.1-2020 and OSHA compliance closed January 2, 2026 (noting the anomalous historical due date in the source), offered a five-year contract term with local and small-business preferences, and specified delivery within 10–15 business days. Sourcewell's June 2026 RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment shows the code sometimes appears in cooperative purchasing vehicles serving broad multi-state participation but does not clearly tie to eyeglass hardware specifically in the available solicitation detail.