UNSPSC 42281904: Sterilization pouches

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is used as a pouch associated with the sterilization process in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Sterilization pouches under 21 CFR 880.6850 and under FDA product code FRG. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 481730.

UNSPSC 42281904 Sterilization pouches is a Commodity code that state and local governments purchase primarily as consumable supplies for biohazard waste management, medical surveillance, and law enforcement facility operations. The recent solicitations tagged under this code reflect demand from sheriff's offices, state transportation departments, and regional cooperative-purchasing vehicles that manage procurement for multiple jurisdictions. The actual work solicited includes biohazard clean-up and sanitation services for correctional facilities and evidence bureaus, occupational medical surveillance for ferry system employees, and broader law enforcement equipment frameworks — scopes that require sterilization pouches as part of hazardous waste containment and infection-control protocols rather than as standalone procurements.

Recent activity shows issuing bodies spread across California, Washington state, Texas, and multi-state cooperative frameworks. The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office issued RFP 2026RFP00032 for biohazard clean-up and sanitation services due November 7, 2025, serving unincorporated county areas and five contracted cities; the Washington State Department of Transportation requested proposals for occupational medical surveillance (RFP 20260825, due October 9, 2026) across 14 WSF locations in Washington; and Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit, solicited Law Enforcement Equipment (RFP 061626, due June 16, 2026) on behalf of multiple county and regional entities. The State of Texas SMART Buy program issued an open-ended cooperative-purchasing solicitation (260903, due October 16, 2026) for industrial and facility equipment, chemicals, supplies, and services. The code shows limited direct recent activity as a standalone procurement vehicle; sterilization pouches appear as an embedded consumable within larger biohazard management and occupational health contracts rather than as a line-item or dedicated solicitation.