UNSPSC 85161507: Reprocessing medical or surgical equipment service agreement

Agreement between the hospital and the selling company to provide reprocessed medical devices for a specified period of time. Reprocessing medical devices is a process that involves cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and other procedures to make used devices safe for reuse.

UNSPSC 85161507 Reprocessing medical or surgical equipment service agreement (Commodity) covers preventive maintenance, repair, calibration, and parts replacement on a wide range of medical and surgical devices including ultrasound systems, ventilators, cardiac monitors, infusion pumps, hospital beds, and diagnostic equipment deployed across healthcare facilities, state-supported living centers, and emergency services departments. State and local buyers under this code include county boards of commissioners, state health and human services agencies, university medical centers, fire and rescue departments, and nonprofit healthcare providers. The work spans equipment upkeep contracts with response-time guarantees, full-service maintenance agreements with parts replacement provisions, brand-name-only sole-source procurements tied to proprietary systems, and comprehensive biomedical service packages that integrate preventive maintenance schedules with emergency repair availability. Issuing bodies vary from large state health agencies such as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs to smaller county purchasing offices and individual healthcare systems.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Texas, with multiple solicitations from HHSC for equipment maintenance at state-supported living centers and psychiatric hospitals, and in Florida and California, where county governments and state agencies are actively procuring maintenance services for medical equipment fleets. Illinois rounds out the top-activity cluster with building automation and medical equipment maintenance contracts from state veterans homes and the Department of Human Services. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's competitive bid for biomedical services on durable medical equipment at multiple facilities (IFB HHS0017184, responses due June 26, 2026, estimated historical spend $1.5 million), San Bernardino County Arrowhead Regional Medical Center's RFP for preventive maintenance and probe coverage on 11 Philips ultrasound systems across three county facilities (proposals due July 21, 2026), Hillsborough County's sealed bid for ventilator maintenance and repair on 40 Vyaire LTV 1200 units over three years (ITB 26-00275, bids due June 12, 2026, estimated value $140,225), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services covering four personnel categories across 14 ferry system locations (RFP 20260825, proposals due October 9, 2026). Sole-source and brand-name-only restricted procurements dominate this code; most recent opportunities require authorized OEM certification, ISO 13485 medical device standards compliance, and CBET or equivalent biomedical technician credentials from assigned personnel.