UNSPSC 42262102: Mortuary packs

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a storage pack in association with mortuary services. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42262102 Mortuary packs is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure comprehensive mortality response and disaster services, including personnel, equipment, storage, and operational support for mass fatality incidents and public health emergencies. The work spans establishing and maintaining strike teams of licensed funeral directors and trained mortuary professionals, providing secure storage and transport infrastructure for human remains, conducting body processing and identification operations, and supporting emergency response coordination during declared disasters and critical incidents.

Activity under the code concentrates in Texas, where the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) issued IFB No. HHS0017352 for Mortality Resources and Services with responses due July 17, 2026, requiring contractors to establish and maintain four strike teams deployed within 48 hours, provide storage within a 125-mile radius of Waco for four DSHS-owned mortuary trailers, and support the Texas Mass Fatality Operations Response Team if activated. The initial contract runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, with three optional one-year renewals, on a firm fixed-price basis with historical spend of $269,485.68 from October 2022 through June 2026 and no volume guarantee. Personnel compensation is capped at Federal Pay Scale rates not exceeding GS-12-Step 10 for licensed funeral directors and GS-8-Step 10 for non-licensed personnel. Contractors must 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), with a Form 1295 Certificate of Interested Parties required if the award exceeds $1 million. Bidders with at least two years of relevant experience and three verifiable references from similar contracts within the past ten years may submit bids in person at 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, Texas during office hours or through the optional HHS Online Bid Room.