UNSPSC 42212109: Handicraft tools or materials or equipment for the physically challenged

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as handicraft tools for the physically challenged. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 392690.

UNSPSC 42212109 Handicraft tools or materials or equipment for the physically challenged, a Commodity code, encompasses adaptive and assistive equipment used by state and local governments to serve students with disabilities and vocational rehabilitation clients — including speech-generating devices, braille displays and embossers, gait trainers, adaptive tricycles, standing frames, vision impairment mobility aids, orientation and navigational equipment, and specialized cooking and housekeeping devices. State workforce agencies and school districts are the primary issuing bodies under this code. The Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Division and independent school districts, notably Garland Independent School District (which serves 51,644 students across 71 schools in the Dallas area), represent the mix of buyers actively soliciting these goods.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas. The Texas Workforce Commission issued Invitation for Bids No. 3202600146 on June 3, 2026, seeking rehabilitation supplies across eight product categories with percentage discounts off catalog list prices, an anticipated contract start in August 2026, and a one-year initial term renewable for up to four additional one-year terms plus potential extension; historical annual compensation is $350,000. Garland Independent School District posted a Request for Proposals (No. 3942604) on March 12, 2026, for special education large and small equipment with same-day deadline and an estimated annual contract value of $50,000 and a one-year initial term with automatic renewal for four additional years. Both solicitations require compliance with federal debarment verification, comprehensive liability insurance, and state-specific preferences including service-disabled veteran-owned business (VetHUB) utilization goals in the TWC procurement. No recent activity is evident outside Texas in the available records.