UNSPSC 42261903: Postmortem blood detection kits or supplies

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a prepackaged collection (either custom or standard) of the equipment and supplies used to perform a postmortem blood detection procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42261903 Postmortem blood detection kits or supplies is a Commodity code that encompasses forensic evidence collection and crime scene investigation supplies procured by state and local law enforcement agencies. State and local governments buy under this code primarily through police departments and sheriff's offices acquiring DNA and blood collection kits, evidence tubes, sterile cotton swabs, sharps containers, fingerprint collection supplies, evidence bags, chemicals used in forensic analysis, and related laboratory consumables necessary for crime scene response and evidence processing. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are primarily municipal police departments and county sheriff's offices, with representative recent activity from the City of Dallas Police Department Crime Scene Response unit, Harris County Sheriff's Office, and Tampa Police Department. Cooperative purchasing vehicles also participate—Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit service cooperative, recently issued a broader law enforcement equipment RFP on behalf of multiple participating counties across Washington and other jurisdictions.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Texas and Florida. The Harris County Sheriff's Office issued an ITB for Crime Scene Supplies and Related Items (response due June 8, 2026) seeking a pool of multiple vendors to provide forensic and crime scene supplies on an as-needed basis under a one-year contract beginning approximately June 1, 2026, with options to renew for four additional one-year periods; the solicitation specifies DNA swab boxes, GSR collection kits, evidence tubes, fingerprint collection supplies, labels, evidence bags, nitrile gloves, and various chemicals. The City of Dallas Police Department Crime Scene Response unit posted a forensic equipment bid (IFSDPDB2600026, due June 26, 2026) through the City's Bonfire portal requiring FOB delivery to 1400 Botham Jean Boulevard with all products new, unopened, and in original packaging. The Tampa Police Department issued an Intent to Single Source procurement (posted February 4, 2026) to replace a failed forensic workstation while maintaining standardization across departmental tools. Sourcewell's cooperative RFP (#061626, due June 16, 2026) targets law enforcement equipment more broadly for thousands of governmental agencies across the United States and Canada, submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal.