UNSPSC 24131517: Cryogenic refrigerating unit equipment

Cryogenic cooling uses refrigerants, such as liquid nitrogen or solid carbon dioxide, directly. Cryogenic freezing is often treated as a specific type of freezing method on its own, however, it is essentially an immersion/spray system, depending on how the cryogen is utilized. Cryogenic equipment includes cryogenic storage racks and boxes, cryogenic refrigerators, temperature controllers, cryogenics accessories and cryogenic tanks. A cryogenic tank or Dewar is used to store cryogenic gases such as liquid oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, and methane in bulk quantities.

UNSPSC 24131517 Cryogenic refrigerating unit equipment (Commodity) encompasses evidence storage refrigerators and freezers, medical pharmacy and vaccine refrigeration units, and laboratory refrigeration equipment that state and local governments procure for specialized temperature-controlled storage applications. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying secure evidence-storage refrigerators with integrated locker systems for law enforcement, countertop and full-size medical-grade refrigeration for correctional healthcare and public health labs, and specialized vaccine storage units with data logging and alarm monitoring. The issuing bodies span city police departments (evidence divisions), state departments of corrections, state public health agencies, and special districts including regional purchasing cooperatives.

The most active recent solicitations originate from Texas (City of Austin evidence refrigeration RFQ, posted July 21, 2026, due August 3, 2026; Illinois Department of Corrections medical pharmacy refrigerator bids, posted May 13, 2026, due May 18, 2026, for 28 units with June 30 delivery; Illinois Department of Corrections medical-grade refrigeration and vaccine data logger IFB, posted May 1, 2026, due May 18, 2026, for 91 units across 26 correctional facilities) and the District of Columbia (public health lab refrigeration and freezer procurement posted July 16, 2026, due July 20, 2026, with minimal scope detail available). The City of Austin IFQ specifies Spacesaver brand evidence refrigerators and freezers with secured non-pass-through locker configurations, stainless steel construction, digital temperature displays, and audible alarms; the Illinois Department of Corrections procurements emphasize data logging, alarm systems, backup batteries, and manufacturer warranties with fast delivery timelines (30–60 days). Pricing across these opportunities is submitted on an FOB destination basis with freight included, and contract values range from under $50,000 (IDOC countertop units) to larger statewide deployments requiring qualified, direct-manufacturer status and compliance with state vendor registration and insurance mandates.