UNSPSC 85161500: Medical or surgical equipment repair

These are services to repair and or maintain equipment used in healthcare. The equipment usually contains multiple and sometimes complicated parts and can be serviced either on site or at an alternate location. These types of products include capital equipment.

UNSPSC 85161500 Medical or surgical equipment repair is a Class code encompassing preventive maintenance, emergency repair, calibration, and parts replacement services for clinical equipment across hospitals, health centers, state facilities, and specialty clinics. State and local buyers procure these services for diverse equipment inventories — cardiac monitors, infusion pumps, ultrasound systems, ventilators, laboratory analyzers, dental chairs, hospital beds, oxygen systems, and mobility devices — often bundled with manufacturer parts supply, on-site technical support, and HIPAA compliance. The issuing bodies are primarily state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, California Department of Veterans Affairs, Florida Department of Health), county health departments and public health services (Harris County, Hillsborough County, San Bernardino County), municipal fire and EMS services (Orange County Fire Rescue, Salem Fire), hospital systems (San Bernardino's Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Maryland's Springfield Hospital Center), and specialized state facilities (Texas state hospitals and supported living centers, Illinois veterans homes). Repeat buyers include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which has posted multiple preventive maintenance and repair RFQs for biomedical and durable medical equipment across its network of state hospitals and residential care centers.

Recent activity spans California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, and Oregon, with particular concentration in Texas and California. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017184 for preventive maintenance and repair on eight equipment types (Airvo2 systems, feeding pumps, cardiac monitors, IV pumps, ventilators, and hospital beds) at an estimated $1.5 million over four years, due June 26, 2026; San Bernardino County's RFP for Philips ultrasound preventive maintenance and probe coverage across three county facilities, proposals due July 21, 2026; the Department of State Hospitals–Atascadero IFB 26-10008-000 for medical equipment maintenance and repair services (dental, radiology, laboratory, and clinical devices) with a three-year term beginning December 1, 2026, bids due August 14, 2026; and the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs small-purchase procurements for nurse call light system maintenance and building automation system maintenance at veterans homes. Mandatory qualifications frequently include CBET (Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician) certification, minimum two to three years of relevant experience, proof of current insurance (general liability, workers' compensation, professional liability typically at $1 million per occurrence), and three verifiable references. Brand-name-only and sole-source awards are common when equipment is proprietary (Siemens CT systems, Alaris infusion pumps, Anatomage virtual dissection tables, ZOLL cardiac monitors, Ecolab biohazard systems). Contract terms typically run one to five years with optional renewals at agency discretion. Response time requirements (24-hour to 72-hour for repairs, same-day completion where feasible, 24/7 emergency availability) and performance guarantees (98 percent equipment uptime, firm pricing covering all labor and parts) are standard. Set-asides and preferences include California's CBE certification, Texas HUB subcontracting goals (26 percent on biomedical procurement HHS0017184), and DVBE incentives in some California procurements.