UNSPSC 42211617: Transfer benches for the physically challenged

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a transfer benches for the physically challenged. US FDA regulates Transfer benches for the physically challenged under 21 CFR 890.5050 and under FDA product code IKX. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 940290.

UNSPSC 42211617 Transfer benches for the physically challenged is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity encompasses specialized adaptive furniture and mobility aids sourced as part of broader institutional furniture and medical supplies portfolios. State and local governments procure transfer benches primarily through two channels: school districts and cooperative purchasing alliances acquiring them as part of comprehensive furniture packages that include classroom, administrative, and specialized adaptive seating for disabled students and staff; and state healthcare purchasing alliances sourcing them alongside hospital furnishings, wound care products, and other medical equipment for institutional and individual use. The Pinellas County Schools RFP (25JB076), issued in collaboration with CoreTrust Public Sector as a nationwide cooperative vehicle, explicitly includes "specialized adaptive" furniture as one of ten procurement categories across a 1,821-line-item market basket valued at approximately $20 million; the Minnesota Multigovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (MMCAP) procurement (S1070000017226) lists hospital furnishings as part of its full-line medical supplies scope, serving approximately 8,000 government members with $300 million in collective annual purchasing power.

The code shows recent activity across school districts, state cooperative purchasing offices, and healthcare purchasing alliances in Florida and Minnesota. Pinellas County Schools' RFP closed January 5, 2026, with an anticipated contract effective date of February 2, 2026, featuring a three-year initial term with two optional one-year renewals; the RFP required vendors to submit comprehensive pricing on a 1,821-line-item market basket with delivery and installation options, and an online pre-proposal conference was held December 9, 2025. MMCAP's medical supplies RFP (S1070000017226) closed July 20, 2026, and covers full-line distributors serving at least twenty states with a four-year initial term plus extension options; the procurement weighted technical proposals at 60 percent and cost at 40 percent, with three-tier pricing structures for core, non-core, and manufacturer-direct products.