UNSPSC 42211506: Walkers or rollators

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a device used to assist a person in walking by either step or rolling. US FDA regulates Walkers or rollators under 21 CFR 890.3825 and under FDA product code ITJ. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902110.

UNSPSC 42211506 Walkers or rollators is a Commodity code covering mobility aids and assistive devices state and local governments procure for correctional institutions, special education programs, vocational rehabilitation services, and cooperative bulk purchasing arrangements. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring walkers, patient lifts, and related mobility equipment primarily through equipment rental contracts, catalog discount cooperative purchasing, and one-time assistive technology home modification procurements. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been the most active recent buyer, soliciting therapeutic patient care equipment rental services across 29 correctional institutions that specifically include mobility devices among the 47 equipment types required. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (a multi-vendor education and special education supplies cooperative based in Kilgore, Texas) and the Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Division round out the issuing-body mix, reflecting procurement across state corrections systems, education cooperatives, and rehabilitation services agencies.

Recent activity concentrates in California and Texas. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation issued two separate IFBs for therapeutic patient care equipment rental services—IFB #SD25-00040 with a bid deadline of May 13, 2026, and IFB #SD25-00047 with a bid deadline of June 3, 2026—each covering 29 institutions and encompassing 47 equipment types with mobility aids as a line item. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative posted a catalog discount bid (SPE2628) with a due date of October 1, 2026, representing $2,713,541 over two years with anticipated multiple awards across 99 vendors, and the Texas Workforce Commission issued IFB 3202600161 for assistive technology home modification services in Hutto, Texas with a due date of May 11, 2026. All solicitations explicitly require compliance with state certifications (SB, DVBE, or both) and insurance minimums ranging from $1,000,000 per occurrence for general liability.