UNSPSC 42211605: Bath pillows for the physically challenged

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a bath pillows for the physically challenged. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 940120.

UNSPSC 42211605 Bath pillows for the physically challenged is a Commodity code that shows a marked mismatch between its nominal scope and actual recent state and local procurement activity. The four recent opportunities tagged under this code involve safety training consulting for municipal departments (City of Pasadena), recreation and community services classes for diverse age groups (City of Milpitas), special education materials procurement (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative), and rehabilitation supplies for vocational rehabilitation customers including Braille aids, mobility devices, and training equipment (Texas Workforce Commission). None of these solicitations reference bath pillows or products explicitly designed for bathing assistance for persons with physical limitations. The issuing bodies span city recreation and purchasing departments, independent school districts, cooperative purchasing vehicles, and state workforce agencies, but the work they are actually buying bears no clear relation to the code's stated commodity.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, with the Harlingen school district, Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, and the Texas Workforce Commission all posting opportunities in August and September 2026. The City of Pasadena issued RFP 2026RFP0519 for Cal-OSHA safety training consulting with responses due September 25, 2026, and the City of Milpitas issued RFQual 25975 for pre-qualified recreation class instructors with responses evaluated on September 18, December 4, and April 24. The Texas Workforce Commission's IFB 3202600146 for rehabilitation supplies (due June 3, 2026) is the only opportunity with plausible relevance to assistive devices for persons with disabilities, yet it does not name bath pillows among its eight product categories. This code shows little relevant recent activity and appears to be a taxonomy mismatch rather than an active procurement category for state and local buying.