UNSPSC 42211517: Sensor based assistive devices or accessories for the visually impaired

Wearable or portable devices that assist disabled persons with their daily activities. These include but are not limited to Electronic Travel Aids, Orientation Aids, and locator devices.

UNSPSC 42211517 Sensor based assistive devices or accessories for the visually impaired (Commodity) covers specialized equipment and supplies that state and local governments procure to serve blind and visually impaired populations, particularly through vocational rehabilitation, special education, and correctional vocational training programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring rehabilitation aids including Braille watches and clocks, orientation and mobility training services, vision impaired mobility devices, specialized cooking and housekeeping aids, and training materials. The issuing bodies include state workforce agencies (Texas Workforce Commission), state correctional departments (Michigan Department of Corrections), special-purpose purchasing cooperatives (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas), and independent school districts (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District in Texas). Texas agencies dominate recent activity, with two major Texas Workforce Commission procurements and one regional cooperative bid; Michigan corrections procurement activity centers on heavy equipment simulator systems for incarcerated vocational training, which appears tangentially related to the code's nominal scope.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Michigan, with recent opportunities including the Texas Workforce Commission's IFB 3202600146 for rehabilitation supplies (posted June 3, 2026, due June 3, 2026) across eight product categories including Braille materials and mobility aids with anticipated annual spend near $350,000; TWC's open enrollment procurement 3202600155 for Orientation and Mobility services to blind and visually impaired vocational rehabilitation customers statewide (posted May 28, 2026, rolling applications through November 24, 2026, at $75.00 per hour for assessments and training); Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's catalog discount bid for special education supplies (SPE2628, posted August 24, 2026, due October 1, 2026, $2,713,541 estimated over two years); and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District's special education materials procurement (SEDM1026, posted September 25, 2026, due October 19, 2026). Michigan's simulator system RFPs appear to have been reposted multiple times with September 2026 close dates but do not directly align with the visually impaired assistive-device scope.