UNSPSC 25111901: Marine craft communications systems

UNSPSC 25111901 Marine craft communications systems is a Commodity code covering radio monitoring equipment, test and diagnostic instruments, and related electronics used to support marine vessel operations and communication infrastructure. State and local governments soliciting under this code buy communications service monitors, frequency analysis tools, test equipment for radio systems (Kenwood, Motorola, Tait platforms), and associated accessories to maintain and troubleshoot 800 MHz coordinated communications systems, P25 radio networks, and dispatch infrastructure serving marine patrol, law enforcement, and waterway management operations. The issuing bodies span county sheriff and public safety departments, state divisions of purchases establishing master price agreements, and regional transit authorities; Rhode Island's Division of Purchases and Orange County, California Sheriff-Coroner Department appear as repeat buyers establishing multi-year frameworks with enrolled vendor pools.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Florida, Georgia, and Rhode Island. The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner Department issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB-060-3028704-SC) on April 24, 2026, for communications service monitors and related test equipment (four JDSCX300 monitors, support plans, cable and antenna analysis tools, frequency range extensions, P25 modules, and RF test accessories) to support the 800 MHz Countywide Coordinated Communications System, with bids due April 23, 2026, and Local Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise preferences available at five to eight percent. The State of Rhode Island Division of Purchases posted an open-enrollment master price agreement (MPA 620) on July 7, 2026, for marine craft service, repair, and maintenance across the state's fleet through September 30, 2027, with MBE participation requirements and technical qualifications including manufacturer certifications. Pricing is firm and fixed unless otherwise specified, and proposals are submitted electronically through Ocean State Procures; the state withholds a 0.33 percent contract administrative fee from annual spending. Insurance requirements across recent solicitations include $1,000,000 general liability per occurrence and $1,000,000 automobile liability.