UNSPSC 25101708: Rescue truck

Truck equipped with lifesaving devices including winch, hydraulic devices, safety mat and others

UNSPSC 25101708 Rescue truck (Commodity) encompasses custom-built rescue and emergency-response vehicles that state and local fire departments and public-safety agencies procure for specialized operations, ranging from brush and wildland-interface trucks to squad vehicles, pumper apparatus, and airport rescue firefighting units. Recent solicitations reflect a mix of single-unit purchases and multi-unit procurements—Brevard County, Florida pursued custom brush trucks under sole-source exemption; Lowndes County, Georgia solicited six brush trucks on Ford F-550 chassis; Union County, Georgia requested a rescue/quick attack apparatus on an F-550 platform; and Chatham County, Georgia issued a competitive bid for five fire truck pumpers with NFPA compliance and M/WBE participation goals. Cities and counties also regularly procure specialized vehicles—Greenville County (South Carolina) sought a squad truck for Tigerville Fire Department; Richmond Hill, Georgia requested a Class A fire engine; and Broward County solicited one structural fire engine for its Aviation Department, with bid tabulation showing two proposals ranging from $1.4 million to $1.5 million. Procurement types include Invitations to Bid (IFB), Requests for Proposal (RFP), and Requests for Quotation (RFQ), typically structured as firm fixed-price with delivery within 365 days or longer and comprehensive warranty requirements (12-month to 5-year coverage on components and structural elements).

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and South, particularly Georgia, Florida, Texas, and South Carolina, with secondary activity in Idaho, Michigan, and California. Issuing bodies span municipal fire departments, county public-safety agencies, regional airport authorities, and state purchasing divisions coordinating cooperative master agreements (NASPO ValuePoint for Mississippi, PCA for national use, Georgia Department of Administrative Services). Lowndes County's brush-truck procurement (Solicitation PE69200NONST2027000000056, IFB, due September 17, 2026) exemplifies the baseline: six vehicles on standardized chassis with custom fire-pump integration, NFPA 1900 compliance, 12–24-month warranty, and FOB destination delivery included in the bid price. Chatham County's pumper specification (ITB 26-0053-3, due May 28, 2026) required 1500 GPM Hale pumps, Cummins engines, M/WBE subcontracting goals, and 5 percent bid bonds with 100 percent performance bonds post-award. The City of Santa Monica's multi-apparatus RFP (#472, due June 11, 2026) illustrates high-spec procurement: four Type 1 fire engines and two tractor-drawn aerials with FAMA membership, ISO 9001 certification, $30 million product liability insurance, and factory service within 100 miles of the jurisdiction. State-level cooperative agreements—Idaho Transportation Department (ITB 1449, due November 9, 2026, three work-zone safety trucks) and Georgia DAS (SWCERFP000282027, RFP due November 7, 2026, police and special-operations vehicles)—create statewide contract vehicles for multi-jurisdiction ordering.