UNSPSC 42281500: Autoclave and sterilizer equipment and accessories

In this classification, this class includes, apparatus, components, accessories, and supplies, utilized in sterilization based medical procedures.

UNSPSC 42281500 Autoclave and sterilizer equipment and accessories is a Class code covering the procurement of sterilization equipment and related services by state and local government. State and local buyers under this code are acquiring both new autoclave units and ongoing maintenance, inspection, calibration, and repair services for existing sterilization equipment. The scope spans equipment purchases for laboratory, healthcare, and animal-care settings, as well as preventive maintenance contracts with defined service-level agreements, emergency response requirements, and technician certification mandates.

Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include state procurement offices, water utilities, healthcare systems, and independent school districts. Recent opportunities reflect a mix of capital equipment purchases and service contracts. Oregon's Department of Administrative Services issued an RFP for annual autoclave inspection, calibration, and repair services at the North Valley Complex in Wilsonville, with a maximum not-to-exceed compensation of $5 million, responses due August 17, 2026. The Macon Water Authority in Georgia issued an Invitation for Bid for a single new 3870EAP Large Capacity Manual Sterilizer with printer, sealed bids due March 10, 2026. MD Anderson Cancer Center's Division of Facilities Management in Texas solicited RFP proposals for maintenance of glass and cage wash equipment with autoclaves and steam boilers, due February 24, 2026, requiring 2-hour response times during business hours and annual condition assessments. The State of California solicited bids for STERILGARD Biosafety Cabinets through RFB-IS-26200890, due May 11, 2026, with Certified Business Enterprise requirements. Geographic activity appears concentrated in Oregon, California, Texas, and Georgia in the source record. One unrelated opportunity (Sourcewell's cooperative law enforcement equipment RFP and Klein ISD's career technical education solicitation) was tagged to this code but contains no sterilization equipment scope and reflects likely tagging error rather than code activity.