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, a Commodity code, encompasses sterilization and reprocessing equipment maintenance, inspection, and repair services that state and local health care, research, and utilities agencies buy to keep laboratory and clinical autoclaves operational. The code captures annual maintenance contracts, parts replacement, calibration and certification services, and emergency repair work performed by technicians holding current CRCST, CBSPD, or equivalent sterilizer certifications. Issuing bodies include state departments of administrative services, state universities and research facilities, county health authorities, water utilities, cancer research centers, and independent school districts. Work scopes range from routine preventive maintenance with specified annual frequency to responsive emergency repair within defined timeframes, with technicians required to document work in maintenance-management systems and meet facility-specific background check and safety-training requirements.

Recent opportunities span Oregon, California, Texas, and Georgia. The State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services issued an RFP in June 2026 (due August 17, 2026) for annual autoclave inspection, calibration, and repair services at the North Valley Complex in Wilsonville—four inspections and one certification per unit annually, with a maximum not-to-exceed value of $5 million and Oregon-fabrication preferences applied. MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas solicited maintenance services for animal cage washers and glass washers with autoclaves (RFP FAC01652RFP, due February 24, 2026), requiring full-service or PM-only pricing with 2-hour response during business hours and 1-hour emergency response. The Macon Water Authority in Georgia issued an IFB in February 2026 (due March 10, 2026) for a single new 3870EAP manual sterilizer with 2-year parts-and-labor and 10-year chamber warranties. The State of California procured STERILGARD Biosafety Cabinets (RFB RFB-IS-26200890, due May 11, 2026) with CBE set-aside consideration. Recent activity shows steady demand across health-care facilities, research institutions, and municipal utilities, with most contracts renewable annually or in multi-year increments.