UNSPSC 24101614: Air bags for loading

UNSPSC 24101614 Air bags for loading is a Commodity code that frames material handling and lifting equipment purchased by state and local governments, but the recent opportunities tagged under this code show minimal alignment with the code's nominal scope. The source records show procurement for vehicle lifts (portable hydraulic lifts, mobile column lifts, personnel lifts), forklifts, aerial lift inspection services, and lifting chain hooks — none of which are air bags. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span counties, cities, transit authorities, and special-purpose utility districts. Recent buyers include Charlotte Area Transit System (North Carolina), the Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles, San Mateo County (California), Augusta-Richmond County (Georgia), the New Smyrna Beach Utilities Commission (Florida), the City of Ocala (Florida), and Gwinnett County (Georgia). The code shows activity across the Southeast and California, though the sample is limited to six opportunities.

Representative recent opportunities include the Charlotte Area Transit System's RFP for preventative maintenance and repair services on 32 portable Stertil Koni vehicle lifts, due July 8, 2026; the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles IFB for warehouse material handling equipment (electric reach truck, sit-down forklift, and pallet jacks) with delivery by September 30, 2026, including a 3% bid reduction incentive for qualified DVBE vendors; San Mateo County's RFQ for two Ballymore PS10 Power Stocker Lifts or equivalent, due April 27, 2026, with delivery by August 15, 2026; Augusta-Richmond County's ITB for a Rotary MCHM419 Flex Max mobile column lift, due May 27, 2026, under a Local Vendor Preference program (10 percent or $10,000 threshold); the New Smyrna Beach Utilities Commission's ITB for a 15,500-pound diesel forklift, due March 4, 2026; and Gwinnett County's informal written quotation for 125 Gunnebo Industries lifting chain hooks, due April 3, 2026. The code classification appears misaligned with actual procurement scope — buyers are acquiring lifting and material-handling equipment rather than air bags, suggesting either a data-entry error in the source records or a systematic mismatch between this commodity code and the work being procured.