UNSPSC 41103023: Laboratory chillers

UNSPSC 41103023 Laboratory chillers is a Commodity code that covers refrigeration and freezer equipment used in law enforcement evidence storage, public health and medical laboratories, and correctional facility pharmacy operations. State and local governments procure this equipment to maintain precise temperature control for sensitive materials—DNA evidence, vaccine stocks, pharmaceutical supplies, and laboratory samples—with specifications including digital temperature displays, audible alarms, stainless steel construction, secured storage compartments, and data logging capabilities. The issuing bodies span city police departments and forensic science divisions, state departments of corrections and health, county health agencies, and regional utilities managing medical infrastructure. Equipment ranges from compact countertop units (4.5 to 5 cubic feet) for pharmacy use to larger evidence storage refrigerators and freezers with multiple secured lockers, all requiring certification, warranty coverage, and compliance with chain-of-custody or quality assurance protocols.

Recent activity shows procurement concentrated in Texas, Illinois, Florida, and the District of Columbia. The City of Austin issued an IFQ in July 2026 for three evidence refrigerators and one evidence freezer for the Austin Forensic Science Department's Evidence Warehouse, requiring delivery within ninety days to 4708 East MLK Boulevard with FOB Destination pricing (response due August 3, 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections posted two separate bids in May 2026: one for 28 countertop medical pharmacy refrigerators with alarms, delivery by June 30, 2026, under a small purchase BOA (response due May 18, 2026), and another for medical-grade refrigeration units and vaccine data loggers distributed across 26 statewide facilities (response due May 18, 2026). The District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs solicited laboratory refrigerators and freezers for the DC Public Health Lab in July 2026 (response due July 20, 2026), though scope details were not provided. Gainesville Regional Utilities in Florida sought a major overhaul of a 1,500-ton Trane CenTraVac chiller at the South Energy Center (response due February 18, 2026), a facility-scale cooling system distinct from laboratory equipment but tagged under this code in the source data.