UNSPSC 42211907: Cutlery or utensils for the physically challenged

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

UNSPSC 42211907 Cutlery or utensils for the physically challenged (Commodity) covers adaptive eating and dressing implements, specialized cooking and housekeeping aids, and assistive mobility devices purchased by state vocational rehabilitation programs and special education consortiums. State and local buyers under this code procure discounted catalogs and frameworks of assistive products for distribution to disabled individuals through vocational rehabilitation services and school district networks. Issuing bodies include state workforce agencies, regional education service centers and school districts through cooperative purchasing vehicles, and state rehabilitation divisions. These entities typically seek multiple vendors through open bidding with percentage-discount frameworks off published catalog prices, requiring statewide delivery on firm, fixed-price terms.

Recent activity centers on Texas, where the Texas Workforce Commission's Vocational Rehabilitation Division issued IFB 3202600146 in June 2026 for rehabilitation supplies including Braille watches and clocks, orientation and navigational aids for the disabled, specialized cooking and housekeeping aids, and vision impaired mobility devices, with bids due June 3, 2026; the Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (based in Kilgore, Texas) posted a catalog discount bid solicitation SPE2628 in August 2026 for special education supplies and equipment with bids due October 1, 2026 at 1:30 p.m., with an estimated two-year expenditure of $2,713,541 and 99 vendors previously awarded. The Texas Workforce Commission contract anticipates $350,000 in annual compensation and carries a mandatory 5.28 percent veteran-owned HUB subcontracting goal; bidders must demonstrate E-Verify compliance, workers' compensation and general liability insurance at $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and adherence to federal non-discrimination and HIPAA standards.