UNSPSC 41103007: Chilling units or cold water circulators

UNSPSC 41103007 Chilling units or cold water circulators (Commodity) covers specialized refrigeration and cooling equipment that state and local governments procure for forensic evidence storage, medical and pharmaceutical applications, laboratory work, and environmental monitoring. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing evidence refrigerators and freezers with secured lockers, countertop medical pharmacy refrigerators with alarms and data logging, vaccine storage units with temperature monitoring, and industrial-scale water circulation systems for reservoir management and algae control—a scope that extends well beyond generic chilling units into mission-critical temperature-controlled containment and water-quality applications.

State departments of corrections, public health labs, forensic science departments, and natural resources agencies drive recent activity under this code. The Illinois Department of Corrections appears twice in the recent record, soliciting medical-grade refrigeration and vaccine data loggers across 26 correctional facilities (IFB 26-426DOC-CENTO-B-52227, due May 18, 2026) and 28 countertop pharmacy refrigerators (IFB 26426DOCGRANTB52493, due May 18, 2026, contract value under $50,000). The City of Austin Forensic Science Department issued an IFQ for three evidence refrigerators and one freezer with secured lockers (IFQ 9000 JG1039, due August 3, 2026). The District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs solicited laboratory refrigerators and freezers for the Public Health Lab (DOC838293, due July 20, 2026, with minimal scope detail provided). The State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources procured a solar-powered lake water circulator for Matt Warner Reservoir (IFB NC2672, due May 13, 2026, $66,800 budget). Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Illinois, Utah, and the District of Columbia, with multiple facilities requiring delivery by June or July 2026. Vendors responding to these procurements typically must be manufacturers or authorized direct distributors, provide one- to four-year warranties, maintain commercial liability insurance at $1 million or higher per occurrence, and comply with facility security and chain-of-custody requirements where applicable.