UNSPSC 42282001: Automated endoscope reprocessor systems AERs

In this classification, this commodity indicates a system consisting of products, consumables and accessories that are used to execute an automated endoscope reprocessor (AERs) procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901890.

UNSPSC 42282001 Automated endoscope reprocessor systems AERs is a Commodity code covering sterilization and reprocessing equipment maintenance, inspection, calibration, and service-plan support for laboratory autoclaves and associated medical sterilization devices. State and local governments buy annual maintenance and inspection contracts, OEM replacement parts and accessories, preventative-maintenance plans, field service escalation, and compliance documentation for laboratory sterilization equipment. Issuing bodies include city procurement offices (City of Orlando), state departments (State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-jurisdictional consortia. The City of Orlando appears as a repeat buyer, with two separate sole-source service-plan solicitations for laboratory sterilizer equipment posted within a four-month window (March 2024 and August 2026), both naming Getinge USA Sales LLC as the incumbent source and inviting competitive challenges.

Recent activity concentrates in Oregon and Florida. The State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Enterprise Asset Management issued an RFP (S1070000017047) due August 17, 2026 for annual autoclave and associated equipment inspection, calibration, and repair services at the North Valley Complex in Wilsonville, Oregon, with a maximum not-to-exceed compensation of $5 million and a 5% Oregon-fabrication preference; the scope specifies four annual maintenance and inspections per unit and one annual calibration and certification per unit, with technician credentials (CRCST, CBSPD, or equivalent) and 24-hour emergency response required. The City of Orlando, through its Water Reclamation Enterprises Department, posted sole-source service-plan notices for laboratory sterilizer equipment (S26-0554, due August 12, 2026) naming Getinge as the exclusive source, with coverage extending to both Orange County and the City of Orlando. A separate, unrelated State of California biosafety-cabinet procurement (RFBIS26200890, due May 11, 2026) and a Sourcewell cooperative law-enforcement equipment RFP (061626, due June 16, 2026) appear tagged to this code but fall outside the scope of sterilization-equipment maintenance and reprocessing services.