UNSPSC 42262000: Embalming equipment and supplies

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

UNSPSC 42262000 Embalming equipment and supplies is a Class code that encompasses mortuary operations, disaster response, and emergency preparedness services rather than traditional embalming products alone. State and local governments soliciting under this code are procuring comprehensive mortality management and mass fatality response capabilities—including personnel, equipment, training, and logistics support—for public health emergencies, disasters, and critical incidents. The mix of issuing bodies reflects the breadth of mortality-related services: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is the dominant buyer in the recent opportunities block, seeking established contractor networks with licensed funeral directors and trained mortuary personnel organized into rapid-deployment strike teams. The scope of work extends beyond supplies to include body processing, remains transport, human identification, cremation services, family interface, and mortuary trailer storage and maintenance—all performed under firm fixed-price contracts with personnel compensation capped at Federal Pay Scale equivalents (GS-12-Step 10 for licensed funeral directors, GS-8-Step 10 for support staff).

Recent activity clusters in Texas. The Texas HHSC issued IFB No. HHS0017352 on July 1, 2026, for Mortality Resources and Services, with responses due July 17, 2026; the contract requires a minimum of four strike teams with four personnel each deployed within 48 hours of notification and storage for four mortuary trailers within a 125-mile radius of Waco, with an initial term of September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, three optional one-year renewals through August 31, 2030, and historical spend of $269,485.68 from October 2022 through June 2026. Contractors must demonstrate a minimum of two years' relevant experience and provide three verifiable references for similar work within the past ten years, maintain workers' compensation ($1 million employer's liability per occurrence), commercial general liability ($1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate), commercial automobile liability ($1 million combined single limit), professional liability ($1 million), and umbrella liability ($1 million). No other jurisdictions in the recent-opportunities block are actively soliciting mortality equipment or embalming supplies under this code.