UNSPSC 76121901: Medical waste disposal

UNSPSC 76121901 Medical waste disposal is a Commodity code encompassing the collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal of regulated medical and biohazardous waste streams — including sharps, pharmaceutical waste, pathological materials, chemotherapy-contaminated items, and trace chemotherapy waste — generated across healthcare facilities, correctional institutions, emergency services, and government laboratories. Recent state and local solicitations show vendors handling infectious waste from detention centers, EMS agencies, animal care facilities, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and academic institutions with volumes ranging from under 50 pounds annually at small emergency services locations to thousands of pounds monthly at large facilities. The code attracts bids from county governments, state health and veterans affairs departments, water boards, special districts, and municipal authorities. Geographic activity spans California (multiple Department of State Hospitals facilities, Department of Fish and Wildlife locations, Department of Veterans Affairs homes, and Water Resources Control Board), Colorado (correctional facilities and health departments), Florida (county and municipal governments including Orlando, Volusia, Sarasota, and Marion County), South Carolina (Greenville County), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission), Illinois (Department of Mental Health), and Oregon (tribal health systems), with California showing particularly dense recent procurement activity.

Representative recent opportunities include Greenville County, South Carolina issuing RFP27003 on July 10, 2026 (due July 28, 2026) for infectious medical waste disposal services across detention, EMS, and animal care facilities on a one-year term with four optional renewals, and the California Department of State Hospitals issuing IFB 26-20039-000 on May 22, 2026 (due June 8, 2026) for medical waste disposal at six DSH facility locations with weekly Thursday pickups and a two-year contract term running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028. Collin County Community College District in Texas posted ITB FY2024ITB016 on July 7, 2026 (due February 12, 2024) for medical and chemo/pathological waste removal across ten campus science and health science locations on a three-year contract. California demonstrates active use of set-asides — the California Department of Veterans Affairs restricts several solicitations to certified small businesses or disabled veteran-owned small businesses, while the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Department of Transportation apply 5 percent small business preferences and DVBE incentives capped at $100,000. Insurance requirements are consistent across jurisdictions, typically mandating $1 million general liability per occurrence, $1 million automobile liability, and $1 million pollution liability. Contract awards generally go to lowest responsive responsible bidders with pricing structured on per-pound, per-container, per-pickup, or monthly fee bases; no bonding is universally required, though some jurisdictions request it at 5 percent of bid. Response timeframes range from 10 to 45 days from posting.