UNSPSC 42281800: Sterilization indicators and controls

In this classification, this class includes, products, components, accessories, and supplies, utilized in Sterilization indication and control based medical procedures.

UNSPSC 42281800 Sterilization indicators and controls (Class) covers maintenance, inspection, calibration, and repair services for laboratory sterilization equipment—specifically autoclaves and associated apparatus—along with original equipment manufacturer replacement parts and field service support. State and local governments buy scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, preventative-maintenance plans, performance-based field service, complaint handling and trending, emergency response protocols, and compliance documentation under this code. Issuing bodies include city procurement offices, state departments of administrative services, and special-purpose districts. The City of Orlando's Water Reclamation Enterprises Department appears as a repeat buyer, having posted sole-source service-plan opportunities for laboratory sterilizers on multiple occasions.

Recent activity spans Florida and Oregon, with a multistate cooperative purchasing initiative also entering the record. The State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services, State Procurement Services, released an RFP (due August 17, 2026) for annual autoclave and associated equipment inspection, calibration, and repair services for five units at the North Valley Complex in Wilsonville, with a maximum not-to-exceed compensation of $5 million and a 5% Oregon-preference provision; the scope requires technicians to hold current CRCST, CBSPD, or equivalent certification and respond to critical failures within 24 hours. The City of Orlando posted a sole-source notice (S26-0554, due August 12, 2026) for a service plan for laboratory sterilizer equipment, identifying Getinge USA Sales LLC as the exclusive source and inviting alternative suppliers to challenge the designation by demonstrating equivalent OEM parts, accessories, and field-service capabilities within a seven-calendar-day submission window. An earlier Orlando solicitation (S24-0246, posted March 4, 2024) followed the same sole-source challenge structure for preventative maintenance. A separate April 2026 State of California RFB (RFB-IS-26200890, due May 11, 2026) for STERILGARD Biosafety Cabinets appears in the opportunity stream but falls outside the sterilization-services scope; the biosafety-cabinet procurement is equipment supply rather than maintenance or calibration services.