UNSPSC 42282017: Ultrasonic cleaning equipment

In this classification, this commodity indicates a piece of equipment used to clean ultrasonic systems, units, or components in a medical setting Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901920.

UNSPSC 42282017 Ultrasonic cleaning equipment (Commodity) covers maintenance, inspection, calibration, and repair services for laboratory sterilization and biosafety equipment procured by state and local health, water reclamation, and administrative agencies. The recent activity shows that state and local governments buy not ultrasonic cleaners themselves but OEM-authorized service plans, preventative maintenance contracts, and annual calibration and certification for autoclaves, laboratory sterilizers, and biosafety cabinets. Issuing bodies include municipal water reclamation departments, state departments of administrative services, and other public entities managing laboratory infrastructure. The City of Orlando's Water Reclamation Enterprises Department has posted multiple sole-source service agreements for laboratory sterilizers, signaling that incumbent vendors with OEM authorization and FDA clearance dominate procurement in this category.

Recent activity centers in Florida and Oregon. The City of Orlando issued a sole-source RFP (S260554) on August 12, 2026 for a service plan for laboratory sterilizer equipment managed by Getinge USA Sales LLC, requiring OEM replacement parts, field service escalation, and preventative maintenance aligned with response-time guarantees. The State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services posted an RFP (S1070000017047) due August 17, 2026 for annual autoclave inspection, calibration, and repair services at the North Valley Complex in Wilsonville, with a maximum not-to-exceed compensation of $5 million, a 5% Oregon-source preference, and technician requirements for CRCST or CBSPD certification. The State of California issued a bid solicitation (RFB-IS-26200890) due May 11, 2026 for biosafety cabinets with technical specifications and CBE certification requirements. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, released an RFP (#061626) due June 16, 2026 for law enforcement equipment available to multiple Washington-state counties and public entities nationwide, though the connection to laboratory sterilization or ultrasonic cleaning is unclear from available documentation.