UNSPSC 24112411: Road and flight case

Custom-designed cases made specially for the transportation of heavy, yet fragile equipment such as electronic equipment, lighting, etc. These cases are made of wood panels and reinforced with metal corners, edges and casters. They also have handles for easier manipulation and saucers on the top which enable them to be stacked during transportation. They may include custom made protective liners.

UNSPSC 24112411 Road and flight case, a Commodity code, encompasses portable storage and transport containers that state and local governments buy for warehouse organization, equipment mobility, and operational supply management. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing metal shelving units, general intake-site supplies, and bottled water through this code, though the opportunities reveal significant category misclassification — the code's nominal scope (road and flight cases for transport) does not align closely with the predominant buying pattern of stationary warehouse shelving and general supplies. Philadelphia and Chatham County dominate recent activity under this code, with Philadelphia conducting multiple micro-purchase IFBs and ITBs for shelving and water supplies, while Chatham County conducted a competitive sealed bid for 71 metal shelving units for court document storage. The City of Phoenix posted a five-year IFB for warehouse shelving with an offer due date of October 18, 2022 per addendum (noting a date inconsistency in the source). Chatham County, Georgia also issued a separate competitive sealed bid solicitation (2600393) for the same 71-unit metal shelving project with a bid opening on April 2, 2026, requiring a 30% combined minority and women business enterprise participation goal, $1,000,000 general liability insurance, and a fourteen-day response window. A Broward County, Florida procurement (PNC2131219B1, due April 30, 2026) solicited Everpure data storage hardware, software, and services — an open-end contract for a five-year term with optional two three-year renewals — but this opportunity falls outside the road and flight case category scope and appears miscoded.

The code sees activity concentrated in three states — Georgia (Chatham County, Middle Georgia State University), Florida (Broward County), Arizona (Phoenix), and Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) — with Philadelphia representing the highest volume of recent micro-purchases. Issuers span city procurement departments (Philadelphia and Phoenix), county purchasing (Chatham County and Broward County), and public higher education (Middle Georgia State University). Philadelphia's B2727501 (shelving, due July 24, 2026, capped at $45,000) and B2627231 (general supplies for intake sites, due June 2, 2026) exemplify the small-dollar, line-item-eligible award approach common in the city's procurement posture. The Chatham County metal shelving procurement required vendors to provide material lead times, complete installation within seven business days, and demonstrate three to five prior project references depending on bid value. No recent opportunities show significant federal or state set-asides exclusive of Chatham County's 30% M/WBE good-faith-effort requirement and Philadelphia's optional Local Business Entity 10% price preference. Activity overall is modest and fragmented across utility-focused purchases rather than concentrated in specialized transport or storage case procurement.