UNSPSC 25101706: Fire fighting chemical truck

Fire truck equipped with special fire-extinguishing chemicals and spraying devices to fight fires involving oil, gas or other highly flammable and hazardous materials

UNSPSC 25101706 Fire fighting chemical truck (Commodity) represents specialized fire and rescue apparatus that state and local jurisdictions procure for emergency response operations. Recent solicitations show state and local governments are buying custom-built pumper trucks, brush trucks, squad trucks, rescue apparatus, and airport rescue firefighting vehicles, along with related maintenance and hose services. The code spans fire protection vehicles ranging from standard structural fire engines to specialized off-road brush trucks and aircraft rescue firefighting apparatus, reflecting diverse operational needs across fire departments, airport authorities, and detention facility emergency response programs. Issuing bodies include county fire rescue departments, municipal fire departments, state purchasing divisions, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts; county purchasing offices and city procurement departments represent the largest share of recent activity, with standout repeat buyers including Collin County, Texas (sprinkler head replacement and full-body scanner system), Chatham County, Georgia (five-unit fire pumper order), and Georgia Department of Administrative Services (statewide police and special operations vehicle contracts).

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with notable solicitations from Florida (Brevard County sole-source chemical container procurement, Lakeland fire engine pumper, Broward County structural fire engine), Georgia (Lowndes County six brush trucks, Thomas County Pierce pumper, Union County rescue apparatus, Chatham County five pumpers, Richmond Hill Class A fire engine, Augusta Regional Airport ARFF vehicle), Texas (Collin County jail sprinkler replacement and full-body scanner, Bryan County two Type 1 ambulances, San Antonio rescue first responder truck and public safety response vehicles, Brazoria County airport rescue firefighting truck), and South Carolina (Tigerville Fire Department squad truck). Procurement mechanisms span ITBs (Collin County sprinkler replacement at $150,000 opinion of probable cost, City of Lakeland fire engine pumper, Lowndes County six brush trucks, Brazoria County airport rescue truck), RFPs (Georgia statewide police vehicles, Collin County full-body scanner at estimated first-year cost of $242,000, Greenville County squad truck, Union County rescue apparatus, Richmond Hill Class A fire engine, Santa Monica four Type 1 engines and two tractor-drawn aerials, City of San Antonio rescue truck and 21 public safety response vehicles), and sole-source procurements (Brevard County custom brush trucks and chemical containers). Cooperative purchasing vehicles including Texas TIPS and NASPO ValuePoint have issued forward-looking RFPs for fire trucks and apparatus available to multi-state member networks. Prevailing wage requirements apply in Texas procurements; bonding, insurance, and compliance certifications (E-Verify, debarment, non-discrimination) are standard. M/WBE participation goals appear in some southeastern jurisdictions, including Chatham County's 30 percent combined goal. Response deadlines cluster from June through September 2026, with anticipated awards typically within 30–90 days of bid opening.