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, a Class code, encompasses autopsy equipment, mortuary trailers, cadaver carriers, and related inventory items that state and local medical examiner and public health agencies procure for decedent management and mass fatality response. Recent solicitations show county medical examiners and state health agencies buying autopsy cadaver carriers with specialized trays, mobile mortuary storage trailers, and equipment maintenance services. Issuing bodies include county medical examiner offices, state health and human services commissions, and municipal procurement departments. Collin County Medical Examiner in Texas and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) procuring on behalf of both HHSC and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) appear as repeat buyers across multiple recent opportunities.

Activity concentrates in Texas and the broader South. Collin County Medical Examiner issued IFB 2026-430 for Mopec autopsy cadaver carriers, standard and bariatric trays (approximately $220,000 annual value, bids due October 15, 2026), and IFB 2026-300 for 24/7 morgue transport services covering 800 annual decedents in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex (approximately $130,000 annual value, bids due October 15, 2026). Texas HHSC released IFB HHS0017352v3 for mortality resources and services including deployment and maintenance of four 32-foot mortuary trailers, four strike teams of licensed funeral directors and professionals trained in incident command, and secure long-term storage within 125 miles of Waco (responses due October 28, 2026; historical spend $269,485.68 over roughly 45 months through June 2026). The City of Philadelphia Procurement Department issued a micro purchase for an autopsy cart (quote due September 28, 2026, not to exceed $45,000). Escambia County Animal Welfare in Florida solicited replacement and installation of a walk-in freezer at its adoption center (ITQ released August 2026, quotes due March 9, 2026).