UNSPSC 42211705: Hearing aid

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a hearing aid for the physically challenged. US FDA regulates Hearing aids for the physically challenged under 21 CFR 874.33 and under FDA product code ESD. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42211705 Hearing Aid is a Commodity code covering hearing aid devices, fitting services, ear molds, repairs, and related dispensing services. State and local governments procure under this code to meet hearing health needs across correctional facilities, schools for the deaf and blind, public health programs, and multi-jurisdictional cooperative purchasing vehicles. Recent opportunities show procurement bodies issuing Invitations for Bid (IFB), single-source notices, and catalog discount bids for both direct provision of hearing aid services and multi-vendor supply frameworks that include hearing aids as a component of broader durable medical equipment or health maintenance service catalogs. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and rehabilitation, dedicated special-education institutions, state health and human services commissions, and regional purchasing cooperatives serving multiple member jurisdictions.

Recent activity clusters in California, Texas, and Florida. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/California Correctional Health Care Services posted IFB SD25-00044 in August 2026 for on-site hearing aid dispensing services across 32 state correctional institutions in three geographic regions, with response due September 23, 2026; the scope includes device selection, fitting, follow-up care, ear molds, manufacturing, and repair, with a combined service cap of $280.00 and goods cap of $1,430.00 per patient engagement, under a 36-month initial term with possible extension. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued RFP HHS0017173 in May 2026 for Durable Medical Equipment and Services across eleven geographic service regions and eleven equipment categories, including communication aids and hearing aids, with proposals due June 2, 2026; the contract runs through August 31, 2031 with optional extension and includes a 21.1 percent Historically Underutilized Business utilization goal. The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind posted a single-source notice (SS16603) in August 2026 for Cochlear branded hearing aid parts and repair services, estimated not-to-exceed $19,999.99 for fiscal year 2026–2027. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas posted a catalog discount bid (SPE2628) in August 2026 covering special education and supplies with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 over two years through October 15, 2028.