UNSPSC 42261904: Biological evidence collection kits

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 biological evidence collection procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42261904 Biological evidence collection kits is a Commodity code that encompasses DNA swabs, sterile cotton swabs, evidence tubes, sharps containers, fingerprint collection supplies, evidence bags, and related forensic materials that law enforcement and forensic laboratories procure for crime scene investigation and evidence handling. State and local police departments, sheriff's offices, and university public safety operations solicit under this code through RFPs, RFBs, and ITBs to establish either one-time purchases or ongoing vendor pools for forensic supplies. Harris County, Texas and the City of Dallas Police Department represent direct law enforcement buyers, while Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based cooperative purchasing vehicle, aggregates demand across multiple jurisdictions and public entities to establish master contracting solutions available to participating police departments and sheriffs' offices statewide and regionally.

Recent activity spans Texas and Wisconsin. Harris County Sheriff's Office issued an ITB for Crime Scene Supplies and Related Items (Solicitation 250415, due June 8, 2026) seeking DNA and evidence collection items including sterile cotton swabs, DNA swab boxes, GSR collection kits, evidence tubes, fingerprint supplies, and evidence bags on an as-needed basis under a one-year contract with optional four-year renewals; qualified vendors must maintain local account management, provide Monday–Friday customer service with weekend and overnight availability, and carry $1,000,000 workers' compensation and commercial general liability with Harris County named as additional insured. The University of Wisconsin-Madison solicited bids for Implied Consent Blood Draw Kits (RFB 2027-UWMSN-01386, due August 3, 2026) through the ShopUW+ portal. The City of Dallas Police Department Crime Scene Response unit requested forensic equipment bids (IFB IFSDPDB2600026, due June 26, 2026) with FOB delivery to its 5th Floor facility at 1400 Botham Jean Boulevard. Sourcewell's Law Enforcement Equipment RFP (RFP 061626, due June 16, 2026) established a multi-state and multi-entity contracting framework available to police and sheriffs' offices across Washington, the upper Midwest, and beyond.