UNSPSC 42281806: Sterilization indicator strips

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as indicator strips associated with the sterilization process in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Sterilization indicator strips under 21 CFR 880.28 and under FDA product code JOJ. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 382200.

UNSPSC 42281806 Sterilization indicator strips is a Commodity code that covers consumable products used to verify sterilization efficacy in medical, laboratory, and institutional settings. State and local governments procure these strips primarily through health departments, public hospitals, clinical laboratories, correctional facilities, and emergency services to validate autoclaving and other sterilization processes for medical instruments and equipment. The recent solicitation activity shows that sterilization indicators are being procured through cooperative purchasing frameworks that bundle them with broader law enforcement and institutional equipment categories, reflecting how state and local buyers integrate consumable safety and compliance items into larger equipment and supplies contracts.

The sole recent opportunity on record is Sourcewell RFP #061626, posted May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 response deadline, through which Sourcewell — a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative — is establishing a law enforcement equipment contracting solution on behalf of participating entities including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington, along with jurisdictions across the United States and Canada. The cooperative structure makes the resulting contract available to governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and other public entities. However, the posted documentation does not explicitly confirm that sterilization indicator strips are a primary line item in this solicitation; the opportunity appears tagged to the code but addresses law enforcement equipment more broadly. Current activity under this code is limited, and the source does not identify separate recent opportunities focused specifically on sterilization indicators as a distinct procurement category.