UNSPSC 42211514: Positioning chairs

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a chair that is adaptive to different positions as needed by someone with compromised mobility. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 940290.

UNSPSC 42211514 Positioning chairs is a Commodity code that state and local school districts are buying as part of broader special education equipment and supplies procurement. Recent solicitations reveal that positioning chairs are acquired alongside other adaptive and mobility equipment — gait trainers, standing frames, mechanical lifts, adaptive tricycles, and changing tables — rather than as standalone items. School districts are treating positioning chairs as one line item within catalog-based or equipment-list RFPs that bundle multiple assistive technology and mobility devices needed to serve students with physical and developmental disabilities. The issuing bodies are independent school districts in Texas, specifically serving special education populations across multi-campus districts with tens of thousands of students.

Donna Independent School District in Cameron County, Texas posted RFP 011326873 on March 21, 2026, due April 8, 2026, seeking special education supplies on a discount-from-catalog basis for the 2026–2027 school year with contract extension options; the procurement specified no minimum purchase guarantees and awarded to multiple vendors selected on service quality and price competitiveness. Garland Independent School District posted a special education large and small equipment RFP (Solicitation 3942604) on March 12, 2026, with a same-day due date of March 12, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. CDT, requesting quantities of one to five units for large equipment including positioning and mobility aids; the estimated annual contract value was $50,000 with a July 1, 2026 start date, fixed pricing for the first year, and automatic renewal for four additional years unless cancelled. Both solicitations are concentrated in Texas and reflect district-level procurement for the 2026–2027 school year serving special education students across multiple schools.