UNSPSC 25111809: Skiff

A flatbottom open boat of shallow draft propelled by oars, sail or motor

UNSPSC 25111809 Skiff is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of recreational and operational watercraft, though recent activity shows significant divergence from the narrow code name. State and local governments are using this code to solicit ski boats, pedal boats, outboard motors, and law enforcement equipment—a range far broader than skiffs alone. The issuing bodies span counties (Jackson County Missouri, Chatham County Georgia, Bergen County New Jersey, Collier County Florida), state cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell on behalf of Minnesota and participating multi-state members), and special-purpose park and recreation departments. The scope of work includes tournament-approved ski boats with inboard engines and specialized equipment for water sports instruction programs; pedal boats for marina rentals; outboard motors for marine patrol operations; and through one large cooperative RFP, law enforcement equipment sold to thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, school districts, tribal governments, and nonprofits across the United States and Canada. Bergen County appears twice in the recent record, soliciting mosquito control chemicals and supplies under a cooperative purchasing structure—a scope wholly unrelated to the code's stated name and suggesting possible UNSPSC classification drift or data quality issues in the source system.

Recent opportunities cluster in the South and Mid-Atlantic regions, with the most active jurisdictions in Florida (Collier County's two ski boat procurements in March and April 2026), Missouri (Jackson County's pedal boat ITB due May 5, 2026), Georgia (Chatham County's Mercury outboard motor RFQ due May 4, 2026), and New Jersey (Bergen County's mosquito control catalog bids). Sourcewell's multi-state law enforcement equipment RFP, due June 16, 2026, represents the largest single opportunity and explicitly spans the United States and Canada with participating members including Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima). The code shows meaningful activity but displays significant scope confusion—mosquito control products bear no relation to watercraft procurement, and the law enforcement equipment solicitation suggests either misclassification or an overly broad code assignment within state purchasing systems. Vendors should verify that specific opportunities match their product or service lines before investing in proposal preparation, as the code's taxonomy label poorly predicts what is actually being bought.