UNSPSC 42211712: Cases for hearing aids

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a case that stores or protects a hearing aid. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 420212.

UNSPSC 42211712 Cases for hearing aids is a Commodity code covering protective enclosures and carrying cases for hearing aid devices supplied to state and local agencies serving populations with hearing loss or disability. The recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments acquiring hearing aids and related auditory devices primarily through two channels: direct procurement of durable medical equipment (DME) by health and human services agencies, and bulk catalog discount arrangements through regional purchasing cooperatives serving school districts and other member organizations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's DME and Services contract (HHS0017173) explicitly names communication aids and hearing aids among eleven DME categories it procures across eleven geographic service regions statewide to support rehabilitation services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries. Cases for hearing aids appear as part of broader health maintenance and special-education supply catalogs rather than as standalone line items; the solicitations indicate these cases are bundled within larger vendor catalogs of auditory, medical, and educational equipment. Issuing bodies include state health agencies (Texas HHSC), regional purchasing cooperatives (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas), and multi-jurisdictional consortia (H-GAC, Houston-Galveston Area Council) serving schools, municipal departments, and other members across their footprints.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas, where Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative and H-GAC both operate. The HHSC DME procurement (HHS0017173) represents the most concrete recent opportunity directly naming hearing aids and communication aids; it closed June 2, 2026, with a contract term through August 31, 2031 and potential cumulative compensation not to exceed $5,000,000, subject to a 21.1 percent Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) utilization requirement. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's Special Education & Supplies Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628) closed October 1, 2026, covering $2,713,541 in estimated spending over two years (October 15, 2026 through October 15, 2028) and previously awarded to 99 vendors, indicating the cooperative expects multiple awardees for discounted catalogs that may include hearing aid cases. H-GAC issued two overlapping health maintenance services solicitations (RFPHSAAAHM07251 and RFPCEAAAHMS0726) spanning vision, hearing, dental, and prescription benefits; these are broader-scope procurements where hearing aids and related cases sit within multi-category health benefit contracts. HHSC requires respondents to be current medical device licensees under Texas law with at least two years in business, audited financials, proof of insurance, and Medicare/Medicaid provider enrollment; HUB subcontracting plans are mandatory regardless of certification status.