UNSPSC 42281607: Medical device or instrument sterilants

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as a medically related device or instrument sterilant Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 841920.

UNSPSC 42281607 Medical device or instrument sterilants (Commodity) covers sterilization services and maintenance plans for laboratory and medical equipment, including preventative maintenance, inspection, calibration, repair, and associated OEM replacement parts and accessories. State and local governments procure these services primarily through sole-source notices and competitive RFPs issued by city purchasing departments, state health and administrative agencies, and special-purpose facilities. The work typically involves scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for autoclaves and laboratory sterilizers, with service requirements tied to regulatory compliance (FDA 510K clearance, ISO 13485 certification, 21 CFR Part 803 complaint handling) and field technician certification standards such as CRCST or CBSPD. Vendors must demonstrate OEM authorization, certified field service networks, response-time guarantees, and preventative-maintenance tracking tied to customer satisfaction metrics.

Recent activity centers on Florida and Oregon. The City of Orlando, through its Water Reclamation Enterprises Department, issued two sole-source notices for Getinge USA Sales LLC laboratory sterilizer service plans (solicitations S26-0554, due August 12, 2026, and S24-0246, due March 11, 2024), each covering OEM parts, accessories, and authorized field service with seven-calendar-day challenge-submission windows. The State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services released an RFP (S1070000017047, due August 17, 2026) for annual autoclave inspection, calibration, and repair services at the North Valley Complex in Wilsonville, requiring four annual maintenance visits and one annual certification per unit, with a maximum not-to-exceed compensation of $5 million and a 5% Oregon-preference clause; technicians must hold current CRCST, CBSPD, or equivalent certification and one year of hands-on autoclave experience. Recent federal and state-level biosafety cabinet and law-enforcement equipment solicitations tagged to this code show limited alignment with sterilant and sterilization-service scope.