UNSPSC 42211706: Letter or symbol boards for the physically challenged

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a letter or symbol boards for the physically challenged. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42211706 Letter or symbol boards for the physically challenged is a Commodity code. State and local governments use this code to procure assistive communication, mobility, and accessibility equipment and services—including letter boards, communication aids, smart home access technology, ceiling lift systems, medical equipment maintenance, and home modifications serving individuals with physical disabilities, speech impairments, and mobility limitations. Recent opportunities show procurement spanning medical device maintenance and repair, durable medical equipment distribution, assistive technology installation, and special education adaptive equipment for students with disabilities. The mix of issuing bodies includes state health and human services agencies, state workforce and rehabilitation divisions, state behavioral health departments, county and municipal governments, public school districts, and public libraries. Texas appears as a repeat buyer with multiple recent solicitations; Illinois and Wisconsin show concurrent activity.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, and Wisconsin, with the most recent opportunities posted between January and June 2026. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's master-contract procurement for durable medical equipment and services across eleven geographic service regions (RFP HHS0017173, due June 2, 2026, with a cumulative contract value not to exceed $5 million and a 21.1 percent HUB utilization set-aside); the Texas Workforce Commission's invitation for bids on assistive accessibility technology home modifications for a single vocational rehabilitation customer in Hutto, Texas (IFB 3202600161, due May 11, 2026); the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs' small purchase for medical lift equipment and shower chair maintenance and repair services at the Illinois Veterans' Home Chicago (RFQ 27497DVACHICAB52843, due June 29, 2026, with an estimated annual value of $30,510); Garland Independent School District's request for proposals for special education large and small equipment including gait trainers, standing frames, speech-generating devices, and braille displays across 71 schools (RFP 3942604, due March 12, 2026, with an estimated annual contract value of $50,000); and the City of Dodgeville Public Library's competitive bid for furniture, fixtures, and equipment funded through the U.S. Department of Treasury's Capital Projects Fund (bid packages due February 19, 2026).