UNSPSC 42211909: Drink holders 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 42211909 Drink holders for the physically challenged (Commodity) captures adaptive equipment and supplies state and local governments procure to support individuals with disabilities in vocational rehabilitation, special education, and independent living programs. The code encompasses specialized assistive devices, mobility aids, adaptive housekeeping and cooking equipment, vision and orientation aids, and related training materials purchased through cooperative purchasing vehicles and direct state agency procurement. Issuing bodies under this code include state workforce and vocational rehabilitation divisions, regional education service centers operating cooperative purchasing arrangements, and special education procurement consortia. The work typically involves catalog-based discounting arrangements where vendors supply multiple categories of adaptive equipment on a standing-order basis with volume pricing and statewide delivery.

Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, based in Kilgore, Texas, posted a Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628) due October 1, 2026, seeking multi-vendor cooperative pricing across special education and supplies with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 over a two-year term and anticipated multiple awardees. The Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Division issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB 3202600146) with a June 3, 2026 response date for rehabilitation supplies including Braille watches and clocks, orientation and navigational aids, specialized cooking and housekeeping aids, vision-impaired mobility devices, check writing guides, Braille labeling materials, and training equipment—pricing submitted as percentage discounts off catalog list prices with firm, fixed delivery included statewide under FOB Destination terms. Recent activity concentrates in Texas, with procurement activity driven by state workforce agencies and regional education cooperatives serving member districts across large geographic footprints. Bidders must comply with extensive federal and state compliance requirements including E-Verify, HIPAA, workers' compensation and liability insurance, and mandatory Veteran-owned business subcontracting plan participation with a 5.28 percent state utilization goal.