UNSPSC 41103024: Cold traps

UNSPSC 41103024 Cold traps (Commodity) covers specialized refrigeration and freezer equipment that state and local governments procure for evidence storage, medical pharmacy use, and laboratory applications. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring evidence refrigerators with secured lockers for forensic science departments, countertop pharmacy refrigerators with digital monitoring and alarm systems for correctional healthcare, medical-grade vaccine and pharmaceutical refrigeration units for health departments, and laboratory refrigerators and freezers for public health testing. The scope emphasizes temperature control precision, alarm and monitoring capability, secure construction, and chain-of-custody compliance rather than general-purpose cooling.

Issuing bodies include state departments (Illinois Department of Corrections, Texas General Land Office, District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs), municipal government (City of Austin), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell). Recent representative opportunities span the City of Austin issuing an IFQ for three evidence refrigerators and one freezer (model-specified Spacesaver units, due August 3, 2026) with FOB Destination pricing and ninety-day delivery, and the Illinois Department of Corrections posting an IFB for twenty-eight countertop medical pharmacy refrigerators with data logging and multiple alarm functions, delivery by June 30, 2026, valued under fifty thousand dollars. Geographic activity includes Texas (Austin, Brazoria and Matagorda counties), Illinois, the District of Columbia, and Wisconsin, with recent activity concentrated in the South and Midwest. The code shows sporadic but recurring procurement from corrections, public health, forensic science, and municipal laboratory operations, typically on shorter timelines (thirty to ninety days) and with model-specific or performance-based specifications rather than open catalog buys.