UNSPSC 25111535: Cable laying ships

A ship that is used to install or repair cable for power or communication on sea bed.

UNSPSC 25111535 Cable laying ships is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited by state and local governments in the recent opportunities record. The code's nominal scope—cable laying vessels for maritime infrastructure—bears no relation to the representative recent solicitations, which span law enforcement equipment cooperative purchasing, specialized marine patrol and oil-spill response vessels, outboard motors for county marine operations, and fisheries management electrofishing equipment. State and local issuers are acquiring small specialized watercraft and marine engines for operational missions (environmental response, law enforcement, wildlife management) rather than cable laying infrastructure. The issuing bodies include state agencies (Texas General Land Office, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife), county governments (Chatham County, Georgia), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell serving multiple Washington state counties). This mismatch suggests the code assignment reflects a cataloging or tagging error rather than an accurate commodity classification for state and local marine procurement activity under this code.

The geographic spread includes Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Washington, and Minnesota. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas General Land Office RFP 7402-MK (posted March 19, 2026; due April 16, 2026) for two 22-foot crane barge vessels with dual 200 HP outboard engines and davit cranes for oil-spill response; the Chatham County, Georgia ITB 26-0038-4 (posted March 24, 2026; due May 4, 2026) for two new Mercury outboard motors for marine patrol; the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife sole-source notice S6350000015848 (posted January 26, 2026; sole vendor Smith Root Incorporated at $155,000 estimated value) for an 18-foot electrofishing vessel; and the Sourcewell RFP 061626 (posted May 12, 2026; due June 16, 2026) for law enforcement equipment across multiple jurisdictions, which does not appear to involve vessels. The code shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity and warrants review for recategorization or removal from active procurement taxonomies.