UNSPSC 41103019: Plasma storage freezers

UNSPSC 41103019 Plasma storage freezers is a Commodity code that covers evidence and medical-grade refrigeration and freezing equipment procured by state and local authorities for forensic, public health laboratory, and correctional facility applications. State and local buyers under this code are soliciting specialized refrigeration units with secured lockers for evidence storage, countertop pharmacy refrigerators with temperature monitoring and alarm systems, vaccine and medical-supply refrigerators and freezers with data logging capability, and portable refrigerator-freezer units for institutional use. The issuing bodies include city police departments and forensic science operations, state departments of corrections, state public health laboratories, and multi-facility correctional systems. Illinois Department of Corrections has appeared twice in recent solicitations, indicating repeat procurement activity at that agency.

Recent activity spans Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. The City of Austin issued an IFQ on July 21, 2026 (due August 3, 2026) for three evidence refrigerators and one evidence freezer with secured non-pass-through lockers for the Austin Forensic Science Department's Evidence Warehouse, specifying Spacesaver models or approved equivalents, with delivery required within ninety days. The Illinois Department of Corrections issued two separate Invitations for Bid: one on May 13, 2026 (due May 18, 2026) for 28 countertop medical pharmacy refrigerators with digital temperature control, alarm functions, and 240-hour backup battery capacity for delivery by June 30, 2026; and a second on May 1, 2026 (due May 18, 2026) for medical-grade refrigeration units and vaccine data loggers distributed across 26 statewide correctional facilities, requiring original manufacturer status or authorized direct distributor status with no third-party intermediaries, and all equipment operational by June 30, 2026. The District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs posted a solicitation on July 16, 2026 (due July 20, 2026) for laboratory refrigerators and freezers for the District of Columbia Public Health Lab, though minimal detail beyond the scope title is available.