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, a Commodity code, does not reflect what state and local governments are actually buying under this code. The recent opportunities tagged to this code are acquiring autopsy equipment and mortuary services, but not downdraft workstations. Collin County Medical Examiner solicited sealed bids for Mopec autopsy cadaver carriers, trays, and bariatric carriers under IFB 2026-430 with responses due October 8, 2026, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), procuring on behalf of HHSC and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), issued IFB HHS0017352v3 for mortality resources and services—including strike teams, mortuary trailer deployment, and long-term storage operations—with responses due October 28, 2026. A Rockland Community College nursing department procurement for a virtual cadaver table (anatomy education equipment) and a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment round out the tagged opportunities, none of which involve ventilated workstation design or construction. The mix of issuing bodies includes a county medical examiner, state health and human services agencies, an educational institution, and a cooperative purchasing entity. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being procured—carrier equipment, mortuary services, and education displays rather than laboratory ventilation systems—signals that this code shows little relevant recent activity for downdraft workstation suppliers.

Geographic activity centers on Texas (Collin County and HHSC procurement spanning statewide and regional operations within 125 miles of Waco), with secondary activity in New York (Rockland Community College) and multi-state cooperative purchasing through Sourcewell. The Texas procurements represent the most substantive recent volume, with the Collin County IFB 2026-430 budgeted at approximately $220,000 for a one-time purchase and twelve-month contract term, and HHSC's historical mortality spending guideline of $269,485.68 (October 2022 through June 2026) providing context for ongoing state-level demand. No recent opportunities directly solicit autopsy downdraft workstations or related laboratory ventilation equipment under this code; suppliers should verify whether their products are being tagged correctly or whether this code has been superseded by or consolidated with other UNSPSC categories.