UNSPSC 25111531: Hydrographical survey ship

A ship equipped for surveying water depth and currents, tides, geography and geology of seabed and others.

UNSPSC 25111531 Hydrographical survey ship is a Commodity code that shows limited recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities block contains five postings, but only one—the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's sole-source procurement of an 18-foot electrofishing vessel from Smith Root Incorporated for $155,000—involves a water-based survey or monitoring vessel. The remaining four solicitations (a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing vehicle for law enforcement equipment, two Texas General Land Office RFPs for crane barge vessels supporting oil spill response, and a Chatham County IFB for Mercury outboard motors) are tagged to this code but represent marine patrol, salvage support, and equipment procurement rather than hydrographical survey work. The code's recent activity does not reflect active demand for dedicated survey vessels.

The one relevant opportunity with survey application is the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's January 2026 sole-source procurement, which is closed to competition and already awarded to Smith Root Incorporated. ODFW determined sole-source justification based on Smith Root's status as the only integrated vendor offering complete vessel design, electrofishing equipment, and maintenance support within operational proximity to ODFW's Clackamas station. No open competitive hydrographical survey vessel solicitations appear in the recent postings. The geographic focus of actual marine-vessel procurement activity centers on Texas (GLO's crane barge work) and Oregon (ODFW's electrofishing platform), with secondary activity in Washington and Georgia tied to coastal and marine operations. State and local governments pursuing this code should expect infrequent, specialized procurements driven by fleet replacement or aging-asset retirement rather than sustained demand cycles.