UNSPSC 25101705: Fire fighting water tank truck

Fire truck equipped with water tank and water intake device to supply water for pumping

UNSPSC 25101705 Fire fighting water tank truck (Commodity) covers the procurement of specialized firefighting apparatus and related emergency vehicles, including custom brush trucks, squad trucks, pumper engines, aerial equipment, and airport rescue firefighting (ARFF) vehicles. State and local governments are actively soliciting these apparatus through competitive sealed bids, RFPs, and ITBs, with recent opportunities ranging from single-unit purchases to multi-apparatus orders. The code captures the full spectrum of fire service vehicle procurement—from initial design and manufacturing through delivery, installation of specialized equipment and systems, and ongoing maintenance and support.

Issuing bodies include county fire departments and purchasing offices (Brevard County Florida, Collin County Texas, Chatham County Georgia, Lowndes County Georgia, Bryan County Georgia), municipal fire departments and city procurement divisions (Lakeland Florida, Detroit Michigan, Santa Monica California, Richmond Hill Georgia, Union City Georgia, San Antonio Texas), airport authorities (Augusta Regional Airport Georgia, Brazoria County Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport), and state cooperative purchasing programs (Georgia Department of Administrative Services, Mississippi via NASPO ValuePoint, Texas TIPS). Recent activity clusters heavily in Florida, Texas, and Georgia. Representative current opportunities include Collin County's solicitation for custom brush truck components and service/repair parts (sole source, Solicitation 4891209, response due December 15, 2025); Collin County's IFB for sprinkler head replacement at the detention facility (ITB 2026-389, response due November 19, 2026, estimated value $150,000); Greenville County South Carolina's RFP for a customized 2024 Ram 3500 Tradesman squad truck with emergency vehicle modifications (RFP #26003, response due July 25, 2025); Lowndes County Georgia's IFB for six new brush trucks on Ford F550 chassis with 300-gallon water tanks and CET fire pump systems (IFB LC-241630-6, response due September 17, 2026); Chatham County Georgia's ITB for five new fire truck pumpers with Cummins engines, Allison transmissions, 1000-gallon water tanks, and NFPA 1900 compliance (ITB 26-0053-3, response due May 28, 2026, with 30 percent M/WBE participation goal); and Broward County Florida's procurement of one structural fire engine for the Aviation Department (TRN2132656B1, response due September 14, 2026, bids received $1,397,883 and $1,460,925). Cooperative purchasing vehicles are active, including NASPO ValuePoint (Mississippi lead, Fire Trucks and Fire Apparatus RFP 3120003350, response due June 10, 2026) and Texas TIPS (Solicitation 260404, Fire Trucks Ambulances and Other First Responder Vehicles, response due May 15, 2026). Prevailing wage, E-Verify, performance bonds, insurance requirements, and in some cases local business enterprise set-asides or preferences characterize the terms.