UNSPSC 25111530: Pilot boat

A small craft used for carrying the pilot between the pier and the ship.

UNSPSC 25111530 Pilot boat is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure specialized marine vessels and outboard engines for law enforcement, environmental management, and agency-specific water operations. Recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code reveal a mismatch between the nominal scope (pilot boats for maritime piloting services) and actual procurement: the opportunities shown are for law enforcement equipment frameworks, crane barge vessels for oil spill response, outboard motors for marine patrol, and electrofishing vessels for fisheries management. Only the crane barge and electrofishing vessel procurements involve purpose-built boats; the others represent equipment or framework agreements tangentially related to marine operations. The issuing bodies are primarily state agencies (Texas General Land Office, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) and county governments (Chatham County, Georgia), alongside a cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell, representing multiple Washington counties and national jurisdictions). The code shows limited coherence as a pilot-boat category in current state and local procurement practice.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Washington. The Texas General Land Office issued RFP 7402-MK on March 19, 2026, for two crane barge vessels with 22-foot maximum length, dual 200 HP outboard engines, davit cranes, custom trailers, mandatory training, and shake-down cruises, with proposals due April 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CT and anticipated contract execution by May 29, 2026. Chatham County, Georgia solicited two Mercury outboard motors for Marine Patrol operations under IFB 26-0038-4, posted March 24, 2026, with bids due May 4, 2026. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a sole-source procurement notice for an 18-foot electrofishing vessel from Smith Root Incorporated at an estimated value of $155,000, with a protest deadline of February 2, 2026. Sourcewell's RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment, posted May 12, 2026, with proposals due June 16, 2026, established a cooperative contracting vehicle for multiple jurisdictions but does not identify pilot boats or marine vessels as a specific commodity within that framework.