UNSPSC 42261800: Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies

In this classification, this class includes the equipment and supplies utilized in cadaver transport and storage based medical procedures.

UNSPSC 42261800 Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies, a Class code, encompasses medical examiner and mortuary-grade equipment for handling, transport, and temporary storage of human remains. State and local governments procuring under this code are acquiring autopsy carriers and trays (ranging from standard to bariatric models), morgue transport services, gurney tops, and related mortuary infrastructure and supplies. Medical examiner offices and coroner departments are the primary buyers, though departments of health and human services also procure materials and services to support mass fatality response capabilities. Equipment specifications frequently target manufacturers such as Mopec, and jurisdictions typically require firm-fixed pricing with delivery and installation included. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include county medical examiner offices, state health and human services agencies, municipal procurement departments, and specialized departments such as animal welfare facilities (which maintain freezer infrastructure for animal remains). Insurance requirements—commercial general liability, workers' compensation, and commercial automobile coverage—are standard across mortuary-adjacent procurements.

Recent activity spans Texas, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Collin County Medical Examiner, Texas, posted an IFB (2026-430) due October 15, 2026 for Mopec autopsy cadaver carriers, trays, and bariatric carriers with an approximate annual contract value of $220,000 and a 60-day delivery requirement. Collin County also issued a concurrent IFB (2026-300) for morgue transport services—24/7 pickup and county-wide decedent transport with a 75-minute response time requirement—due the same date with an estimated annual value of $130,000. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited mortality resources and services (IFB HHS0017352v3, due October 28, 2026) requiring contractor-managed strike teams, trailer storage and maintenance, and emergency deployment capability within 125 miles of Waco; historical spending for similar services totaled $269,485.68 from October 2022 through June 2026. The State of Maryland's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner sought bids for 24 plastic autopsy gurney/carrier tops (BPM058941, due September 25, 2026). The City of Philadelphia requested quotes for an autopsy cart (B2728086, due September 28, 2026) not to exceed $45,000. Escambia County, Florida's Department of Animal Welfare posted an ITQ for walk-in freezer replacement (FREEZERMAR2) at an animal welfare facility, representing tangential but documented use of the code outside traditional medical examiner operations.