UNSPSC 46171627: Wireless signaler system for hearing impaired

A wireless signal that enables the hearing-impaired persons to recognize by informing the phone or fax sound, baby crying sound, knocking sound, clock alarm sound and buzzer sound in vibration or light.

UNSPSC 46171627 Wireless signaler system for hearing impaired, a Commodity code, shows significant misalignment between the code's nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. Of the ten recent opportunities tagged under this code, only one — the Washington State Health Care Authority Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing's TED Program iOS Device Inclusion contract (posted January 21, 2026, proposals due March 9, 2026) — directly addresses hearing-impaired populations and signaling devices. That procurement covers purchase, setup, distribution, training, maintenance, and mobile device management of Apple iOS hardware alongside traditional telecommunication devices including amplified telephones, teletypewriters, and signaling devices for five Washington counties: Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima. The remaining nine opportunities are audio-visual, studio equipment, and interpreting-services procurements that do not involve wireless signaling systems for hearing-impaired users. The Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (RFQ posted April 21, 2026, due May 1, 2026) sought wireless UHF/FM tour guide listening devices with 200 selectable channels and multi-group simultaneous use, but this is presentation and interpretation equipment rather than hearing-impaired signaling infrastructure.

The code does not reflect concentrated or recurring procurement activity across issuing-body types. The single relevant recent opportunity — HCA ODHH's iOS device and signaling device procurement — represents a state health authority purchasing for deaf and hard of hearing programs, not a pattern of state departments, counties, cities, school districts, or transit authorities routinely sourcing wireless signaling systems for hearing-impaired accessibility. No other state or jurisdiction appears more than once in the recent record under this code's nominal scope. The geographic spread is minimal: Washington State is the only jurisdiction with a documented recent opportunity directly aligned to wireless signaling systems for hearing-impaired users. This code shows sparse current procurement activity in state and local markets relative to its title.