UNSPSC 42261506: Autopsy chisels or osteotomes

In this classification, this commodity that is a product used as a chisel or osteotome in association with autopsy procedures in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Autopsy chisels or osteotomes under 21 CFR 878.1340 and under FDA product code OFC. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42261506 Autopsy chisels or osteotomes is a Commodity code whose nominal scope does not align with recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The posted opportunities instead address forensic equipment, crime scene supplies, blood draw kits, and law enforcement equipment—categories that fall outside the autopsy and pathology context the code name suggests. State and local issuers do not appear to be soliciting autopsy chisels or osteotomes under this code at present. The few opportunities identified show a mix of issuing bodies: Sourcewell (a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle), the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the City of Dallas Police Department, Harris County Sheriff's Office in Texas, and county-level law enforcement agencies participating through Sourcewell frameworks.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and the upper Midwest, with Sourcewell-managed cooperative vehicles serving a nationwide footprint. The University of Wisconsin-Madison issued an ITB (2027-UWMSN-01386-RFB) for Implied Consent Blood Draw Kits with a bid due date of August 7, 2026. The City of Dallas Police Department solicited forensic equipment for its Crime Scene Response unit under IFB IFSDPDB2600026 with bids due June 26, 2026. Harris County, Texas issued ITB 250415 for Crime Scene Supplies and Related Items for the Sheriff's Office, a one-year contract beginning June 1, 2026 with bids due June 8, 2026, requiring qualified vendors to maintain local account managers, provide business-hours and after-hours customer service, participate in bi-monthly staff meetings, and carry $1 million commercial general liability and $1 million automobile liability coverage. Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment, due June 16, 2026, establishes a cooperative framework for thousands of public entities across the United States and Canada. The code shows little relevant recent activity tied to its stated scope.