UNSPSC 42261507: Postmortem threads

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as thred for postmortem procedures in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 502521.

UNSPSC 42261507 Postmortem threads is a Commodity code covering forensic and crime scene supplies and equipment that state and local law enforcement agencies procure for evidence collection, processing, and investigative support. State and local governments buying under this code are acquiring consumable forensic supplies—DNA and evidence collection kits, sterile cotton swabs, fingerprint collection materials, sharps containers, evidence bags, nitrile gloves, and related chemistry supplies—alongside durable forensic equipment such as specialized workstations and camera repair parts for crime scene documentation. The issuing bodies are primarily municipal police departments and county sheriff's offices, with procurement handled directly by city procurement offices or county commissioners courts. Harris County, Texas and the City of Dallas both solicited under this code in the past two months, indicating routine replenishment of forensic inventories at scale.

Recent opportunities span Texas and Florida with broader multistate reach through cooperative purchasing vehicles. The Harris County Sheriff's Office issued an ITB on May 15, 2026 (response due June 8, 2026) for a one-year crime scene supplies contract beginning June 1, 2026, seeking a pool of multiple vendors to supply DNA and evidence collection items, fingerprint supplies, evidence containers, and related chemicals on an as-needed basis, with forty-five-day delivery windows and requirements for local account management, bi-monthly stakeholder meetings, and one-year product warranties. The City of Dallas issued an IFB on June 22, 2026 (response due June 26, 2026) for forensic equipment delivery to the Dallas Police Department Crime Scene Response unit, requiring new, unopened products in original packaging delivered FOB to the Dallas facility. The Tampa Police Department issued an Intent to Single Source on February 4, 2026 (response due February 9, 2026) for a FAST Forensics Custom Forensics Workstation to standardize forensic tools across the investigative unit. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, issued an RFP on May 12, 2026 (response due June 16, 2026) for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating counties in Washington and other jurisdictions nationwide, creating a contracting solution available to thousands of public entities.