UNSPSC 42261516: Instrument rolls for postmortem surgical instruments

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an instrument rolls for postmortem surgical instruments in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42261516 Instrument rolls for postmortem surgical instruments, a Commodity code, sees limited direct application in state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code are forensic and crime scene supplies solicitations from law enforcement agencies—specifically crime scene equipment, forensic workstations, and forensic supply kits—rather than surgical instrument rolls aligned with the code's nominal scope. The issuing bodies are municipal police departments, county sheriff's offices, and cooperative purchasing consortia serving public safety agencies. The work being solicited includes evidence collection supplies (sterile cotton swabs, DNA swab boxes, GSR collection kits), sharps containers, fingerprint collection materials, evidence bags, chemicals, and specialized forensic equipment such as custom workstations for crime scene analysis, with delivery typically required within 45 days and new, unopened products in original packaging mandated.

Recent activity clusters in Texas and the Pacific Northwest. The City of Dallas Police Department posted an IFB for forensic equipment (due June 26, 2026) to the Dallas Police Department Crime Scene Response unit; Harris County, Texas issued an ITB for crime scene supplies and related items for the Harris County Sheriff's Office (due June 8, 2026) seeking multiple vendors for DNA and evidence collection, fingerprint supplies, and camera repair parts on an as-needed basis with a one-year initial term and renewal options; the City of Tampa, Florida issued an Intent to Single Source procurement (due February 9, 2026) for a FAST Forensics Custom Forensics Workstation to standardize forensic tools; and Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota cooperative purchasing unit, released an RFP for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026) on behalf of participating entities including Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties in Washington state, structured to serve thousands of governmental agencies, school districts, and public entities nationwide. The code shows little activity directly aligned with postmortem surgical instrument rolls; the forensic-equipment tagging appears to reflect a broad catch-all application by state and local procurement offices rather than true commodity alignment.