UNSPSC 42144000: External hearing device parts and accessories

In this classification, this class includes, products, components, accessories, and supplies, providing external hearing capabilities.

UNSPSC 42144000 External hearing device parts and accessories (Class) encompasses hearing aid components, screening equipment, and related supplies procured by state health agencies, school cooperative purchasing offices, and specialized health service programs to support hearing detection, rehabilitation, and assistive device delivery. The recent opportunities show state and local bodies buying specific hearing screening equipment (OAE devices with consumable probe tips and ear tips), catalog-discounted special education supplies including hearing aids, and durable medical equipment (DME) across hearing aid and communication aid categories as part of broader rehabilitation service networks. Issuing bodies include state health departments and commissions managing early hearing detection and intervention programs and comprehensive rehabilitation services, as well as regional purchasing cooperatives serving multiple school districts and member organizations. The code draws activity from health-focused procurement alongside educational and special-needs supply aggregation.

Recent opportunities span Texas and Utah. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued RFP HHS0017173 in May 2026 for Master Contracts in Durable Medical Equipment and Services across eleven geographic regions statewide, with a category for communication aids and hearing aids and a contract value not to exceed $5 million over a five-year term with one optional extension, requiring vendor compliance with a 21.1 percent HUB utilization goal and pre-proposal conference held May 8, 2026, with proposals due June 2, 2026. The State of Utah Division of Purchasing, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Children with Special Healthcare Needs Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, issued RFP BB26-26 in April 2026 for five Maico EroScan DPOAE hearing screening units with consumable supplies at a maximum budget of $28,000, with delivery required by June 12, 2026. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas posted an Invitation for Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628) on August 24, 2026, for special education and supplies with an estimated two-year expenditure of $2,713,541 and responses due October 1, 2026, serving multiple member organizations across the cooperative's footprint.