UNSPSC 25111507: Barges

UNSPSC 25111507 Barges, a Commodity code, covers specialized work vessels and marine equipment that state and local governments procure for operational missions including environmental remediation, marine patrol, and aquaculture support. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying fully outfitted or custom-built barges with integrated equipment—davit cranes, oysterers, navigation systems, work tables, and generators—rather than bare hulls. The issuing bodies span state agencies (Texas General Land Office, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources), county governments (Chatham County, Georgia, and counties in Washington state through cooperative purchasing), and multi-jurisdictional cooperative procurement vehicles. The code also captures marine equipment components such as outboard motors when bundled with vessel procurement, though the nominal scope encompasses larger floating platforms.

The most recent activity concentrates in the Gulf Coast and southeastern states. Texas saw two separate crane-barge solicitations from the General Land Office (RFP 7402-MK, due April 16, 2026, for two 22-foot crane barges with 200 HP outboards, davit cranes, and training; RFP 7402-MK posted March 19, 2026, with identical scope). Mississippi Department of Marine Resources issued a Request for Quote Formal reverse auction (RFQF 1450-26-R-RFQF-00006, due March 10, 2026) for one 30-by-50-foot outfitted work barge for oyster restoration, not to exceed $300,000. Chatham County, Georgia solicited two Mercury outboard motors for marine patrol (IFB 26-0038-4, due May 4, 2026). A multi-state cooperative vehicle through Sourcewell (State of Minnesota) issued RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026), which the summary notes but does not align clearly with barge procurement. Geographic activity remains sparse and regionally concentrated; no recent opportunities appear outside the Gulf Coast, Texas, and Southeast.