UNSPSC 42212204: Tube squeezers for the physically challenged

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as tube squeezers for the physically challenged. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 981700.

UNSPSC 42212204 Tube squeezers for the physically challenged (Commodity) addresses assistive devices and home accessibility modifications that state and local governments procure to support individuals with disabilities through vocational rehabilitation, special education, and accessibility programs. The code captures both standalone assistive technology equipment and integrated home modification services including smart home access systems, wheelchair-accessible fixtures, ceiling lift installations, and related installation labor. State and local issuing bodies under this code include regional education purchasing cooperatives, workforce development agencies, and vocational rehabilitation divisions; the Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Division and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Kilgore, Texas) are active recent buyers. Work ranges from catalog-based special education supply procurement serving multiple end-users to individualized, project-specific home modifications tailored to single customers with complex accessibility requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative issued a multi-vendor Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628) with bids due October 1, 2026, covering discounted special education and supplies catalogs available to cooperative members over a two-year term with estimated expenditures of $2,713,541 and prior awards to 99 vendors. The Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Division issued an Invitation for Bids (3202600161) with a May 11, 2026 due date for assistive technology home modification services in Hutto, Texas, encompassing smart home access technology installation, wheelchair-accessible sink replacement, a ceiling lift system with minimum 200-pound capacity, and all associated delivery and installation labor through August 31, 2026. Both procurements permit vendors to claim Texas procurement preferences for service-disabled veteran-owned enterprises, Texas-based businesses, recycled-material products, and energy-efficient goods.