UNSPSC 42144003: Implanted hearing device external sound processor earphones

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product providing external sound processing earphones used in association with implanted hearing devices. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42144003 Implanted hearing device external sound processor earphones (Commodity) covers specialized auditory equipment and related supplies that state and local governments procure through both general special education catalogs and dedicated durable medical equipment programs. Recent solicitations show procurement activity split between cooperative purchasing arrangements aggregating multiple vendors for school and educational use and state health agency procurement for rehabilitation and long-term care populations. The underlying work involves supplying hearing devices, external sound processors, replacement earphones, and related accessories to school districts, special education cooperatives, and state-administered programs serving individuals with hearing impairments, traumatic brain injuries, or spinal cord injuries.

Two issuing bodies have posted opportunities under this code in the past four months: Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (a multi-vendor cooperative serving member school districts and educational organizations across its Texas footprint) issued Invitation for Catalog Discount Bid SPE2628 on August 24, 2026, with a bids-due date of October 1, 2026, seeking discounted catalogs of special education and supplies with estimated contract expenditures of $2,713,541 over a two-year term and anticipated multiple awardees; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued Request for Proposals HHS0017173 on May 4, 2026, with proposals due June 2, 2026, for Master Contracts for Durable Medical Equipment and Services supporting comprehensive rehabilitation services across eleven geographic service regions in Texas, encompassing hearing aids and communication aids among eleven DME categories, with a maximum cumulative contract value of $5,000,000 and a 21.1 percent Historically Underutilized Business utilization goal. Texas accounts for all recent documented activity under this code.