UNSPSC 42212303: Container openers for the physically challenged

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

UNSPSC 42212303 Container openers for the physically challenged is a Commodity code that encompasses assistive technology products and services enabling individuals with physical disabilities to access food containers, doors, and related household systems through both direct procurement and cooperative purchasing arrangements. State and local governments buy under this code through special education supply catalogs serving school districts and through vocational rehabilitation divisions funding home modification services. Issuing bodies include education service cooperatives managing multi-vendor catalogs, workforce development agencies, and special-purpose districts. The work spans product supply (smart home door openers, accessible sink installation, ceiling lift systems) and installation services bundled with home accessibility modifications.

Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Kilgore, Texas) solicited a Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628) on August 24, 2026, with bids due October 1, 2026, covering special education supplies with estimated two-year expenditures of $2,713,541 and a prior award to 99 vendors. The Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Division issued IFB 3202600161 on April 20, 2026, seeking assistive technology home modifications including three smart door openers, a complete ceiling lift system, wheelchair-accessible sink replacement, and related installation services, with bids due May 11, 2026, and work performed in the Hutto, Texas area through August 31, 2026. Recent activity clusters in Texas; cooperatives and state workforce agencies are the primary issuing bodies. Vendors must comply with E-Verify, background-check requirements, cybersecurity training mandates, and carry $1,000,000 minimum commercial general liability coverage. Texas procurement preferences apply for locally produced goods and service-disabled veteran-owned enterprises.