UNSPSC 42261707: Autopsy down draft workstations

In this classification, this commodity that is a product used as a down draft workstation in association with autopsy procedures in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Autopsy down draft 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 42261707 Autopsy down draft workstations (Commodity) shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's literal name suggests specialized mortuary equipment, yet the recent opportunities do not reflect workstation procurement. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code involve Anatomage virtual cadaver tables for educational purposes at technical colleges, walk-in freezer replacement and installation for an animal welfare facility, forensic photography supplies and equipment for a medical examiner's office, law enforcement equipment procurement through a cooperative purchasing vehicle, and mortality resources and services (mortuary strike teams and body processing operations) for public health emergency response. Only the last — the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017352 for mortality resources and services, with responses due July 17, 2026 — directly relates to mortuary and body processing work; the others represent tangential or unrelated uses of medical and forensic infrastructure.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state health agencies (Texas HHSC), technical college systems (Georgia TCSG on behalf of Atlanta Technical College and Southern Regional Technical College), county departments (Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare), medical examiner offices (District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-state jurisdictions (Sourcewell on behalf of Washington-state counties and nationwide public entities). Geographic activity appears concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Florida, and the District of Columbia, with broader national reach through Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing vehicle. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC's IFB for mortality resources requiring deployment of mortuary strike teams within 48 hours; the District of Columbia OCME's IFB for forensic photography supplies and equipment (May 1, 2026, due June 1, 2026); the Technical College System of Georgia's sole-brand eRFQ for Anatomage Virtual Cadaver Tables at Atlanta Technical College and Southern Regional Technical College (both posted March 31, 2026, due April 10, 2026); and Escambia County's re-solicited walk-in freezer replacement and installation ITQ (March 10, 2026, due March 9, 2026). The code's recent activity does not reflect coherent procurement of autopsy or mortuary workstations.