UNSPSC 42281517: Sterilization water recovery systems

In this classification, this commodity indicates a system consisting of products, consumables and accessories that are used to execute a sterilization water recovery procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Sterilization water recovery systems under 21 CFR 880.6880 and under FDA product code FLE. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 841920.

UNSPSC 42281517 Sterilization water recovery systems (Commodity) encompasses laboratory autoclave and sterilization equipment service, maintenance, and parts supply — work that state and local governments buy to keep clinical, medical, and laboratory sterilization infrastructure operational. Recent solicitations show that buying under this code centers on preventative maintenance plans, OEM parts and accessories, scheduled and unscheduled service calls, calibration and certification, and field service escalation for laboratory autoclaves and sterilizers. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Administrative Services) and cities (City of Orlando), each purchasing on behalf of clinical or enterprise asset management divisions to maintain sterilization capacity at medical and laboratory facilities. The work is equipment-specific and requires vendor certifications — technicians must hold CRCST, CBSPD, or equivalent autoclave credentials and demonstrate hands-on experience with sterilization equipment; vendors must carry FDA clearance and ISO 13485 certification for medical equipment service.

The recent activity is concentrated in the West and Southeast. Oregon and Florida account for two of the three representative recent opportunities on record. In Oregon, the Department of Administrative Services, Enterprise Asset Management issued an RFP on June 16, 2026 (due August 17, 2026) for annual inspection, calibration, and repair services covering five autoclaves at the North Valley Complex in Wilsonville, with a maximum not-to-exceed compensation of $5 million and a five percent preference for goods and services fabricated or performed entirely in Oregon. In Florida, the City of Orlando issued two sole-source notices — one posted August 12, 2026 (challenge deadline August 12, 2026) and another from March 2024 — both covering laboratory sterilizer service plans with OEM parts and accessories for Getinge USA Sales LLC equipment, managed through the city's Water Reclamation Enterprises Department. California posted a Request for Bid on April 23, 2026 (due May 11, 2026) for STERILGARD Biosafety Cabinets, which falls tangentially within sterilization scope but focuses on equipment procurement rather than service. One opportunity on record — a Sourcewell cooperative RFP for law enforcement equipment (posted May 12, 2026, due June 16, 2026) — is unrelated to sterilization systems and represents a tagging mismatch.