UNSPSC 41103027: Blood unit storage boot

Boots and racks used to storage blood units in blood bank refrigerators

UNSPSC 41103027 Blood unit storage boot (Commodity) encompasses specialized refrigeration and freezer units with secured storage compartments that state and local governments procure for evidence warehousing, laboratory specimen storage, pharmaceutical inventory, and vaccine distribution. The code sees activity from state corrections departments, city forensic science facilities, public health laboratories, and multi-jurisdictional cooperative purchasing organizations. Recent solicitations reveal that issuing bodies specify medical-grade or evidence-certified units with digital temperature monitoring, audible and visual alarms, stainless steel construction, and secured compartmentalized storage designed to maintain chain of custody or cold-chain integrity for time-sensitive biological materials.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. The City of Austin issued an IFQ (IFQ9000JG1039, due August 3, 2026) for three evidence refrigerators and one evidence freezer with secured lockers for its Forensic Science Department's Evidence Warehouse, specifying Spacesaver models or approved equivalents with delivery within ninety days. The Illinois Department of Corrections posted two separate IFBs in May 2026: one for 28 countertop medical pharmacy refrigerators (26426DOCGRANTB52493, due May 18, 2026, delivery by June 30, 2026) and a larger procurement for medical-grade refrigeration units and vaccine data loggers across 26 statewide correctional facilities (26426DOCCENTOB52227, due May 18, 2026, installation by June 30, 2026). The District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs issued a solicitation (DOC838293, due July 20, 2026) for laboratory refrigerators and freezers for the Public Health Lab. Vendor requirements typically include manufacturer status or authorized direct distributor credentials, one-year minimum manufacturer warranties with extended compressor coverage, proof of liability insurance, and compliance with state prevailing-wage and procurement-disclosure rules where applicable.