UNSPSC 42261806: Morgue freezers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a freezer in a morgue Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42261806 Morgue freezers is a Commodity code that encompasses refrigeration equipment and related services for human remains storage and disaster mortuary operations. State and local procurement under this code spans mortuary trailers and walk-in freezer systems acquired by health and human services agencies, county animal welfare departments, and emergency management divisions. Recent solicitations show demand for both equipment procurement and full-service mortuary support including personnel, training, maintenance, and emergency deployment capabilities. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicitation (IFB No. HHS0017352, due July 17, 2026) exemplifies the broader scope: the agency is procuring mortality resources and services including storage, maintenance, and operational support for four DSHS-owned 32-foot mortuary trailers, with contractor strike teams staffed by licensed funeral directors and trained personnel required to deploy within 48 hours of notification. Escambia County's animal welfare department has issued multiple ITQs for walk-in freezer replacement and installation at its adoption center in Pensacola, Florida (most recent posting March 10, 2026, due March 9, 2026), focusing on equipment removal, site preparation, new unit installation, and staff training on a concrete loading dock.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with issuers spanning state health departments, county emergency management divisions, and county animal welfare departments. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB represents a larger, more complex engagement centered on mortuary operations and mass fatality response, with historical spend of $269,485.68 from October 2022 through June 2026 and firm fixed-price contracting through August 31, 2030. Escambia County's repeated solicitations for walk-in freezer replacement (January 2026 and March 2026 reissuances) signal sustained equipment replacement cycles in animal welfare operations. All recent opportunities require licensed contractors registered to conduct business in the respective state, workers' compensation and general liability insurance ($1 million per occurrence minimum), and electronic submission through state or county portals. The Texas HHSC solicitation caps strike team personnel compensation at Federal Pay Scale rates and mandates a Form 1295 Certificate of Interested Parties if award value exceeds $1 million; Escambia County requires pollution and environmental liability coverage specific to the freezer replacement work.