UNSPSC 42182400: Hearing testing products

In this classification, this class includes, products, components, accessories, and supplies, utilized in hearing capability based medical procedures.

UNSPSC 42182400 Hearing testing products is a Class code under which state and local governments procure occupational and workplace audiometric testing services, typically delivered by certified technicians using sound-treated mobile vans equipped with microprocessor audiometers and sound-isolation booths. The scope encompasses baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit hearing examinations for employee populations subject to occupational noise exposure; testing must comply with OSHA standards and often aligns with industry-specific regulatory frameworks such as maritime or law enforcement protocols. Issuing bodies include state departments (notably the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of the Washington State Ferries), county sheriff and public safety agencies, and special-purpose districts. The work is operational rather than product-based—vendors supply technician labor, mobile testing infrastructure, and data management, with contracts structured as firm fixed-fee or cost-based engagements.

Recent activity concentrates in Washington and California. The Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services including hearing examinations for shipyard workers, engine crew, deck crew, and asbestos team members across 14 ferries system locations via RFP20260825, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; cost accounts for 40 percent of scoring and non-cost capability factors 60 percent, with contract award anticipated by November 30, 2026 for an initial two-year term with up to five one-year extensions. The County of Orange, California Sheriff-Coroner issued IFB0603013202JG for mobile audiometric testing services at four locations (Costa Mesa, Irvine, Santa Ana, and Orange) under a firm fixed-fee structure with a three-year initial term and two optional one-year renewals; the County offers a five percent preference deduction for certified Orange County Local Small Businesses or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises, with a maximum allowable preference of $100,000. Both solicitations require extensive insurance (General Liability at $1,000,000 minimum per occurrence), performance and payment bonds, and compliance with state employment verification requirements where applicable.