UNSPSC 45111701: Assistive listening devices

UNSPSC 45111701 Assistive listening devices is a Commodity code encompassing hearing aid parts, repair services, accessories, and assistive communication aids sourced by state and local education, health, and rehabilitation agencies. Recent solicitations show state and local governments procuring Cochlear hearing aid system parts and repair services, communication aids integrated into durable medical equipment master contracts, and special education supply catalogs that include assistive listening devices. The work ranges from single-source proprietary device servicing to multi-vendor cooperative purchasing of discounted catalogs to large statewide master contracts bundling assistive listening devices with other durable medical equipment across multiple geographic regions and service populations.

Solicitation activity spans school districts, state health and human services agencies, and purchasing cooperatives. The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) posted a single-source procurement (SS16603) for Cochlear Americas hearing aid parts and repair services with an estimated value of $19,999.99, advertising period closing August 25, 2026. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas released a multi-vendor Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628) for special education and supplies including assistive listening devices, with bids due October 1, 2026, estimated contract expenditures of $2,713,541 over two years, and a prior award encompassing 99 vendors. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) issued RFP No. HHS0017173 seeking Master Contracts for Durable Medical Equipment and Services across eleven geographic regions statewide, with hearing aids and communication aids explicitly named among eleven DME categories, a contract term through August 31, 2031, estimated historical annual compensation of approximately $1,000,000 per state fiscal year with a cumulative not-to-exceed of $5,000,000, and a 21.1 percent HUB utilization requirement. Texas, Florida, and cooperative-footprint states constitute the primary geographic activity represented in recent opportunities.