UNSPSC 42251503: Therapeutic games

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a game to aid in therapeutic activities in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901910.

UNSPSC 42251503 Therapeutic games (Commodity) covers the procurement of recreational and therapeutic game equipment and supplies that state and local governments purchase for institutional settings, including correctional facilities, health services programs, school districts, and public safety departments. State and local buyers soliciting under this code acquire items such as card games, board games, dominoes, chess and checkers sets, and specialized therapeutic gaming equipment designed to support rehabilitation, recreation, skill development, and occupational therapy objectives within institutional and educational environments.

The issuing bodies purchasing under this code span county sheriff departments, state health and human services commissions, independent school districts, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple jurisdictions. Recent activity shows the County of Orange, California (Sheriff-Coroner) procuring indoor gaming supplies including poker cards, dominoes, and chess pieces for correctional programming; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission sourcing therapeutic and assistive devices including biofeedback and communication aids across eleven geographic regions; Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (Texas) seeking athletic conditioning and physical education supplies; and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Texas) managing a multi-vendor catalog discount bid for special education and supplies with an estimated two-year expenditure of $2,713,541. Geographic activity centers on Texas and California, with additional procurement in Washington state through Sourcewell cooperative purchasing. Representative recent opportunities include the County of Orange IFB 060-3038102-CC for indoor gaming supplies (card games, dominoes, chess sets) for correctional facilities with a response deadline of June 18, 2026, offering a five percent preference deduction for County of Orange Local Small Business or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise certification; and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's SPE2628 catalog discount bid on special education and supplies due October 1, 2026, serving multiple cooperative member organizations across Texas with an estimated contract value of $2,713,541 over two years and anticipated multiple vendor awards.