UNSPSC 42142909: Eyeglass retainers

In this classification, this commodity indicates an attachment usually textile that encircles the back of the head and protects from falling 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 42142909 Eyeglass retainers, a Commodity code, covers optical supplies and eyewear products that state and local governments procure for employees, inmates, and beneficiaries of state-supported facilities. Recent solicitations show demand for eyeglass frames, lenses (single vision, bifocal, progressive, polycarbonate, and tinted), fitting services, and ancillary optical components such as nosepieces, temples, and screws. Issuing bodies span state health and human services agencies, university health systems operating prison healthcare, county governments, and educational institutions. Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Harris County posting multiple opportunities between May and October 2026. The code also serves state and local employee safety programs, as evidenced by San Mateo County's safety eyewear RFP covering multiple county facilities with ANSI and OSHA compliance requirements.

Recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017589 for prescription eyeglasses, frames, lenses, and fitting services at Mexia State Supported Living Center (due July 15, 2026), specifying unit pricing between $50.00 and $2,000.00 across eight line item categories with historical annual spend of $48,370.65; Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's IFB 739-SL3809803 for optical supplies serving 19 Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison facilities (due July 17, 2026), requiring HUB subcontracting plans if expenditures exceed $100,000 and 10–15 day delivery timelines; and San Mateo County's informal RFP 2026RFPINFORMAL00219 for a comprehensive safety glasses program with local business and small-business preferences under County Ordinance Code Chapter 2.89 (due January 2, 2026, with a five-year contract term). Harris County's RFQ KJ09102026 for optical retail and dispensing services (due October 2, 2026) and Sourcewell's cooperative RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026) represent broader procurement frameworks accessible to multiple jurisdictions. Geographic concentration remains strongest in Texas and California, with multistate cooperative purchasing vehicles expanding reach across participating public entities.