UNSPSC 42261611: Postmortem rectal thermometers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as an rectal thermometer for postmortem procedures in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Postmortem rectal thermometers under 21 CFR 880.2920 and under FDA product code FLK. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 902511.

UNSPSC 42261611 Postmortem rectal thermometers is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses forensic and crime scene supplies procured by law enforcement and medical examiner agencies. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily purchasing crime scene collection kits, evidence handling supplies, and related forensic equipment — DNA and evidence collection items including sterile cotton swabs and GSR collection kits, sharps containers, fingerprint collection supplies, labels, evidence bags, nitrile gloves, and specialized chemicals such as petroleum ether and indanedione, along with forensic equipment and tools used by crime scene response units. Issuing bodies include county sheriff's offices, municipal police departments, and state and local cooperative purchasing vehicles. Harris County, Texas and the City of Dallas Police Department appear as recent active buyers; both have solicited crime scene supplies and forensic equipment through competitive bids.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and the upper Midwest. Harris County issued an ITB for Crime Scene Supplies and Related Items for the Harris County Sheriff's Office with bids due June 8, 2026, seeking to establish a pool of multiple vendors for DNA collection, evidence handling, and fingerprint supplies on an as-needed basis under a one-year contract beginning approximately June 1, 2026. The City of Dallas Police Department requested bids on forensic equipment for the Crime Scene Response unit with bids due June 26, 2026, requiring new, unopened products delivered FOB to the facility at 1400 Botham Jean Boulevard, Dallas, Texas. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, issued RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment with proposals due June 16, 2026, available to participating entities throughout multiple states and Canada. The University of Wisconsin-Madison issued an RFB for Implied Consent Blood Draw Kits with bids due August 7, 2026. Sourcewell also posted RFP 26RFP102026 for Physical Health Products and Related Services with proposals due October 20, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time, establishing a contracting vehicle for participating entities nationwide.