UNSPSC 42192304: Patient ceiling hoists

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a seat or sling mounted from the ceiling to raise and lower patients in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 842860.

UNSPSC 42192304 Patient ceiling hoists (Commodity) encompasses portable and stationary mechanical lift systems that state and local governments procure for use in veterans' homes, rehabilitation facilities, and home modification programs to support individuals with mobility limitations. State and local buyers source patient ceiling hoists through both single-vendor maintenance and repair contracts tied to existing equipment inventories and through broader cooperative purchasing catalogs and master service agreements that bundle hoists with related assistive technology and durable medical equipment offerings. Issuing bodies include state departments of veterans affairs, state health and human services agencies, regional purchasing cooperatives, and workforce commissions; repeat buyers include state veterans' homes that maintain aging lift populations requiring ongoing manufacturer-trained inspection and repair, and state rehabilitation and assistive-technology programs that spec hoists as components of home accessibility modifications. Recent work under the code reflects two distinct procurement patterns: long-term maintenance contracts for equipment already in place at facilities, and point-in-time procurements that integrate ceiling hoists into broader home modification projects bundled with smart home access technology, sink replacement, and other accessibility upgrades.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Illinois, with solicitation focus on service delivery and equipment replacement rather than commodity purchase alone. The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs issued a small purchase in June 2026 for inspection, maintenance, and repair services on 68 lift units at the Illinois Veterans' Home Chicago (68 pieces of EZ Way and Smart lifts and stands at an estimated value of $30,510 over 12 months, with sole-source justification and manufacturer-training requirements). The Texas Workforce Commission issued an IFB in May 2026 for a single vendor to install a complete ceiling lift system with minimum 200-pound weight capacity as part of an integrated home modification project in Hutto, Texas, with bids due May 11, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted a master contract RFP in June 2026 for durable medical equipment services across eleven geographic regions and eleven product categories (including positioning devices and wheelchairs) supporting the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services program for traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, with proposals due June 2, 2026 and contract value capped at $5,000,000 over five years with a HUB set-aside at 21.1 percent utilization. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Kilgore, Texas) posted a catalog discount bid in August 2026 for special education and supplies (SPE2628) covering special education equipment and supplies with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 over two years and bids due October 1, 2026, though patient ceiling hoists appear as one line item within a broader special-education catalog rather than a primary procurement focus.