UNSPSC 42192207: Patient stretchers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a stretcher used by patients to facilitate movement in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 940290.

UNSPSC 42192207 Patient stretchers, a Commodity code, encompasses mobility and patient-handling equipment that state and local governments procure both as standalone devices and as components of broader medical-equipment or special-education catalogs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing powered track wheelchairs with specialized accessories (fishing rod holders, snow plow kits, gun scabbards), custom wheelchairs tailored to individual client specifications and fitted with assistive technology professional assessments, and durable medical equipment including positioning devices and communication aids across rehabilitation and long-term care settings. The issuing bodies span state health and human services commissions, state parks divisions, regional purchasing cooperatives serving education and support-services members, and individual state-operated facilities including state schools, hospitals, and supported living centers. Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Kilgore, Texas) each posting multiple opportunities between June and August 2026. California appears in the mix with furniture procurement tied to medical equipment integration.

Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative posted an IFB (SPE2628, due October 1, 2026) seeking catalog discount bids on special education and supplies with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 over two years and a previous award encompassing 99 vendors, indicating multi-award contracting. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017709 (due September 11, 2026) for custom wheelchairs serving twenty state-operated facilities across Texas, requiring vendor experience in client intake, wheelchair assessments, and customization. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department posted back-to-back IFBs for five powered track wheelchairs with accessories (IFB 8022781094R, due September 2, 2026, and IFB 8022681094, due July 16, 2026), specifying FOB destination delivery with no-unload requirements and best-value award criteria. A June 2026 HHS IFB (HHS0016711v3) for custom wheelchair services at Denton State Supported Living Center required certified assistive technology professionals, four-hour service-call response times, and 21.1 percent HUB subcontracting goals. The State of California posted RFB-IS-27200040 (due August 5, 2026) for outpatient-building furniture integrating with Stryker EVA medical equipment, with CBE certification as an evaluation factor.