UNSPSC 24101639: Windlass

An apparatus for moving a heavy weight. It consists of a horizontal cylinder (barrel), which is rotated by the turn of a crank or belt. A winch is affixed to one or both ends, and a cable or rope is wound around the winch, pulling a weight attached to the opposite end.

UNSPSC 24101639 Windlass is a Commodity code that captures marine and industrial lifting and securing equipment; however, the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little alignment with windlass equipment itself. The Dallas City procurement (IFSAVIB1300001, posted June 2, 2026, due June 8, 2026) requests electronic IT items with no detail suggesting marine or lifting scope, while the Sarasota County Schools solicitation (ITB #26-0158, posted April 13, 2026, due March 10, 2026) addresses security systems, services, parts, and consumables across 52 school locations—a category plainly unrelated to windlass procurement. The code shows minimal relevant recent activity for business development purposes in state and local markets.

Issuers across municipal, county, and school district tiers are tagging unrelated procurements to this code. Dallas procures IT hardware through online bidding portals with FOB delivery to a single logistics point; Sarasota County Schools establishes firm-discount and hourly-rate contracts for security equipment and labor, requiring Florida Electrical Contractor licensing (Class EF or EG) for alarm and access-control work and compliance with background screening, E-Verify registration, and emergency-services obligations. The geographic activity reflected here spans Texas and Florida, but neither solicitation represents genuine windlass procurement. This code warrants review at the taxonomy level—current tagging does not reflect the actual scope of work state and local buyers are pursuing.