UNSPSC 42262003: Embalming fluids or chemical treatments

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as embalming fluid or chemical treatment in an embalming station in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 300339.

UNSPSC 42262003 Embalming fluids or chemical treatments is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement appears to cover mortality response and disaster services contracting rather than the purchase of chemical embalming products directly. State and local governments soliciting under this code include health and human services commissions, county emergency management divisions, and county departments supporting disaster response and mass fatality operations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB No. HHS0017352 on July 1, 2026, requesting bids for mortality resources and services—specifically the establishment and maintenance of strike teams equipped to handle mortuary operations, body processing, remains transport, human remains identification, embalming, cremation, and family interface in public health emergencies and disasters. Strike teams must include licensed funeral directors and trained non-licensed funeral service professionals, deploy within 48 hours of notification, and maintain storage for mortuary trailers; the contract runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, with three optional one-year renewals. Historical spend for similar services from October 2022 through June 2026 totaled $269,485.68.

Recent activity under this code concentrates in Texas and Florida. The Collier County Board of County Commissioners Procurement Services Division, on behalf of Collier County Emergency Management, issued RFP Solicitation No. 25-8416 on February 11, 2026, seeking a pool of contractors to provide Major Incident Standby Services including disaster manpower support, equipment, supplies, emergency shelters, power generation systems, sanitation packages, and pet shelter resources; the contract spans five years with one five-year renewal option, and historical county spending for similar services approximates $1.2 million annually with no minimum purchase guarantee. The RFP response deadline was March 18, 2026. Escambia County's Department of Animal Welfare issued separate ITQs in January and March 2026 (FREEZERJAN12 and FREEZERMAR2) for walk-in freezer replacement at its Animal Welfare and Adoption Center—though these freezer procurements appear unrelated to the code's mortality services scope and likely reflect a tagging mismatch rather than genuine embalming-fluid activity.