UNSPSC 42281531: Ultraviolet sterilizers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is based, used to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid, in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 841920.

UNSPSC 42281531 Ultraviolet sterilizers (Commodity) covers laboratory and healthcare sterilization equipment maintenance, service plans, and related repair work that state and local governments procure to keep autoclave and biosafety cabinet systems operational. Recent opportunities show that procurement under this code focuses on original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, field service escalation, complaint handling compliant with FDA regulations (21 CFR Part 803), and annual inspection and calibration services performed by technicians holding active CRCST, CBSPD, or equivalent regulatory certifications. Issuing bodies include municipal departments (City of Orlando Water Reclamation Enterprises), state agencies (Oregon Department of Administrative Services, State of California procurement), and multi-jurisdictional cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell on behalf of Washington and other participating counties). The City of Orlando has posted sole-source service-plan solicitations multiple times for laboratory sterilizer maintenance, identifying Getinge USA Sales LLC as the incumbent vendor with FDA 510K clearance and continuous ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certification.

Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and California. The State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services issued an RFP in June 2026 for annual autoclave and associated equipment inspection, calibration, and repair services at the North Valley Complex in Wilsonville with a maximum not-to-exceed compensation of $5 million, requiring proposals by August 17, 2026 and holding a 5% Oregon-preference set-aside. The State of California solicited bids for STERILGARD Biosafety Cabinets (RFB RFB-IS-26200890) due May 11, 2026, with CBE set-aside eligibility. The City of Orlando posted a sole-source service plan for laboratory sterilizer (S26-0554) with a challenge deadline of August 12, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., covering both Orange County and the city, with alternative suppliers invited to submit equivalent product information and qualifications to javarie.mcdonald@orlando.gov within the seven-calendar-day posting window. Sourcewell (Minnesota local government unit) released RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment due June 16, 2026, available exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal, though this posting appears mistagged to the sterilizer code and does not reflect actual sterilization equipment procurement.