UNSPSC 42192303: Patient suspended seats or slings

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a seat or sling mounted from the ceiling to protect or move patients in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 940290.

UNSPSC 42192303 Patient suspended seats or slings is a Commodity code covering procurement of specialized patient-handling equipment including lifts, stands, shower chairs, and related durable medical equipment by state and local health, veterans, and workforce agencies. State and local governments buy this equipment both as standalone products through cooperative catalogs and as part of broader durable medical equipment (DME) procurement for rehabilitation and long-term care services. The issuing bodies include state departments of veterans affairs, state health and human services commissions, state workforce commissions, and regional educational purchasing cooperatives. Work ranges from equipment supply through multi-vendor cooperative purchasing agreements to specialized maintenance and repair services requiring manufacturer-certified technicians.

Recent activity spans Texas and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a master contract RFP for DME and Services (HHS0017173) with proposals due June 2, 2026, covering positioning devices and wheelchairs across eleven geographic service regions statewide, with estimated annual expenditures around $1 million and a not-to-exceed total of $5 million through August 31, 2031, subject to a 21.1 percent HUB utilization goal. The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs solicited a small purchase with sole source condition for lift and shower chair maintenance and repair services at the Illinois Veterans' Home Chicago (27497DVACHICAB52843), covering 68 pieces of equipment with an estimated maximum payment of $30,510 for the initial 12-month term and potential renewals up to ten years. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas issued a catalog discount bid (SPE2628) for special education and supplies with responses due October 1, 2026, encompassing multi-vendor DME procurement across the cooperative's member footprint with estimated expenditures of $2.7 million over two years and prior awards to 99 vendors. The Texas Workforce Commission also solicited assistive technology home modification services (IFB 3202600161) including ceiling lift system installation, with responses due May 11, 2026.