UNSPSC 42281701: Chamber cleaners for autoclaves or sterilizers

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

UNSPSC 42281701 Chamber cleaners for autoclaves or sterilizers is a Commodity code that nominally describes equipment for sanitizing autoclave and sterilizer chambers. However, the recent state and local activity under this code does not reflect that scope. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit operating as a service cooperative, posted RFP #061626 in May 2026 to establish a cooperative purchasing agreement for Law Enforcement Equipment available to thousands of governmental agencies, school districts, nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments across the United States and Canada. The solicitation spans multiple Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) as participating entities but extends nationally. The code assignment appears misaligned with the actual procurement — law enforcement equipment falls outside the autoclave chamber-cleaner scope. Sourcewell issued the RFP on behalf of its Participating Entities to establish a contracting solution, not to procure sterilization-related products directly.

The geographic reach extends across Washington state and participating jurisdictions nationwide through the cooperative purchasing vehicle. The single recent opportunity identified is Sourcewell RFP #061626, with proposals due June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time, submitted exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov. No set-aside designations, award values, or budget ranges are disclosed in available documentation. The solicitation does not identify specific technology requirements or infrastructure constraints. Questions and inquiries should be directed to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930. The code shows minimal recent activity aligned with its stated commodity definition, and the single posted opportunity represents a categorical mismatch.