UNSPSC 42261701: Autopsy grossing workstations

In this classification, this commodity that is a product used as a grossing workstation in association with autopsy procedures in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Autopsy grossing workstations under 21 CFR 878.4960 and under FDA product code LGX. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 940290.

UNSPSC 42261701 Autopsy grossing workstations is a Commodity code encompassing the specialized equipment, supplies, and services that state and local medical examiners' offices and public health agencies procure to support forensic pathology operations and mass fatality response. Recent solicitations show that governments are buying autopsy cadaver carriers (standard and bariatric models), mortuary trailers and storage equipment, occupational medical surveillance services for coroner and medical examiner staff, forensic photography supplies, and virtual cadaver dissection tables for training purposes. The issuing bodies include county medical examiner offices, state health and human services commissions, state transportation departments (for occupational health programs), community colleges, and municipalities. Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posting multiple iterations of a large mortality resources and services contract (IFB HHS0017352, versions 1 through 3, spanning July through October 2026) alongside Collin County Medical Examiner's October 2026 IFB for autopsy cadaver carriers and trays valued at approximately $220,000.

Activity spreads across Texas, Florida, Washington, New York, and the District of Columbia. Representative recent opportunities include the Collin County Medical Examiner's IFB 2026-430 (due October 15, 2026) soliciting Mopec autopsy carriers, trays, and bariatric equipment for delivery within 60 days; the Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0017352v3 (due October 28, 2026) for mortality resources and services including maintenance of mortuary trailers and four Strike Teams with licensed funeral directors (historical spend $269,485.68 over three years); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance of ferry workers across 14 locations (proposals due October 9, 2026, with apparent award by October 20, 2026); Rockland Community College's RFP for a virtual cadaver table (due August 20, 2026); and Escambia County's ITQ for walk-in freezer replacement at its animal welfare facility (March 2026 timeline). Insurance requirements across solicitations are substantial—typically $1 to $2 million general liability and workers' compensation minimums—and most solicitations require proof of relevant experience, references, and compliance with applicable state regulations and HIPAA requirements.