UNSPSC 22110111: Dolphin structure

A dolphin is a group of pilings arrayed together to serve variously as a protective hardpoint along a dock, in a waterway, or along a shore; as a means or point of stabilization of a dock, bridge, or similar structure; as a mooring point; and as a base for navigational aids. Dolphins as the name implies are used for mooring only and for securing the vessels by using ropes. They are also commonly used near pier structures to control the transverse movement of berthing vessels.

UNSPSC 22110111 Dolphin structure, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity under this designation. The two recent opportunities posted under this code involve gas extraction and removal services and law enforcement equipment procurement — neither of which relates to the nominal "dolphin structure" classification. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division is soliciting EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimers to extract refrigerants and mixed gases from approximately 50 units per week at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, with extraction required at minimum every two weeks and comprehensive documentation of gas destruction or recycling. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, is issuing an RFP for law enforcement equipment on behalf of multiple participating Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) and thousands of other governmental entities across the United States and Canada. The issuing bodies represent a mix of municipal sustainability divisions and cooperative purchasing consortia, but the code's nominal scope bears no clear relationship to either opportunity.

Tucson's gas extraction RFP (No. 240011) closes on September 19, 2024 — a date now in the past — and carries FTA terms and conditions with potential DBE provisions; the initial contract term is one year with up to four one-year renewals. Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment RFP (No. 061626) closed on June 16, 2026 and covers Washington state and participating jurisdictions nationwide. The geographic spread across Arizona and Washington, combined with the fundamental mismatch between the code's name and the work actually being solicited, indicates this Commodity code is either miscategorized by issuing agencies or sees minimal procurement activity aligned with its intended scope. Neither opportunity reflects dolphin structure procurement in any conventional sense.