UNSPSC 42211509: Head or face protective helmet or device for the physically challenged

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is either an accessory or consumable associated with head or face protective helmets or devices for the physically challenged. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902190.

UNSPSC 42211509 Head or face protective helmet or device for the physically challenged, a Commodity code, covers safety restraints, protective helmets, and suicide-prevention equipment procured by state and local corrections, behavioral health, law enforcement, and emergency response agencies. Recent solicitations show the code encompasses restraint chairs for psychiatric and behavioral health environments, WRAP safety restraints with protective helmets for police departments, stab-resistant vests for detention officers, and suicide blankets and smocks for custody facilities—a broader range of protective equipment and restraint systems than the nominal code title suggests. Issuing bodies include state corrections and behavioral health departments, county sheriff offices, city police and fire departments, and special-purpose care and custody facilities. The mix skews toward criminal justice and behavioral health procurement rather than general disability accommodation.

Recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Utah, and Pennsylvania. The City of Philadelphia issued an RFQ for safety blankets and smocks for suicide and isolation prevention due July 13, 2026, with a micro-purchase ceiling of $45,000. Salt Lake City Corporation's Purchasing & Contracts Division solicited 75 units of WRAP Safety Restraints with Protective Helmets for the Police Department under RFQ REQ-00004213 (response date passed as of the source snapshot). The Illinois Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery issued a competitive solicitation for restraint chairs designed for psychiatric, behavioral health, and medical environments with delivery required by May 15, 2026. Harris County, Texas, through the Sheriff's Office, issued an IFB for stab-resistant vests for detention officers with a question deadline of April 10, 2026 and bid due date of April 27, 2026, requiring Level III stab resistance per NIJ Standard 0115.00, on-site sizing services, and a five-year panel warranty. Barrow County, Georgia, solicited suicide blankets and suicide smocks on a one-year contract with four renewal options, with proposals due February 23, 2026.