UNSPSC 42211917: Tableware for the physically challenged

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

UNSPSC 42211917 Tableware for the physically challenged (Commodity) encompasses adaptive eating utensils, dishes, cups, and related tableware designed for individuals with mobility or dexterity limitations, as well as broader rehabilitation and adaptive living supplies sold through state cooperative purchasing and vocational rehabilitation programs. State and local procurement under this code centers on volume discounted catalogs of specialized equipment for disabled individuals served through educational cooperatives, state vocational rehabilitation agencies, and special-education suppliers. The issuing bodies soliciting under the code include regional purchasing cooperatives serving school districts and state workforce agencies managing vocational rehabilitation programs.

Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Kilgore, Texas) posted a Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628) on August 24, 2026 with a response deadline of October 1, 2026 for multi-vendor supply of discounted special education and supplies catalogs to cooperative members, with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 over a two-year term from October 15, 2026 through October 15, 2028 and prior awards encompassing 99 vendors. The Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Division issued IFB 3202600146 with a June 3, 2026 response deadline for rehabilitation supplies including Braille watches and clocks, orientation and navigational aids for the disabled, specialized cooking and housekeeping aids, vision-impaired mobility devices, and blind teaching and training equipment across eight product categories with historical annual compensation of approximately $350,000; the procurement required a pre-solicitation conference on April 29, 2026 and mandated VetHUB Subcontracting Plan compliance as a pass/fail requirement with a 5.28 percent utilization goal. Activity concentrates in Texas, where regional cooperatives and state agencies manage adaptive equipment procurement for disabled students and vocational rehabilitation clients.