UNSPSC 25111935: Whisker poles

UNSPSC 25111935 Whisker poles (Commodity) represents marine equipment and fixtures for law enforcement and recreational water-craft operations. State and local governments procuring under this code are buying boat lifts, marine docking infrastructure, marine patrol vessels, ski boats, outboard motors, and jet boat frame fabrication—equipment that supports coastal and inland water operations by sheriff's offices, marine patrol units, parks and recreation divisions, and county water management agencies. The issuing bodies are primarily county-level agencies: sheriff's offices and marine patrol divisions conduct the most frequent procurement activity, while parks and recreation departments solicit recreational watercraft and supporting infrastructure. County purchasing offices in Georgia, Florida, and Oregon have posted the most recent opportunities.

Chatham County, Georgia's Marine Patrol has solicited a 27-foot-4-inch center console aluminum patrol vessel (ITB 25-0147-4, due August 10, 2026), funded entirely by DHS/FEMA Port Security Grant Program with a 30 percent M/WBE participation goal and BABA compliance required. Chatham County also solicited two Mercury outboard motors for Marine Patrol (ITB 26-0038-4, due May 4, 2026). Collier County, Florida Sheriff's Office has posted two separate boat lift and finger pier installation projects at Caxambas Park (ITB #26.002 and ITB #26.002R, due April 3 and May 14, 2026 respectively), requiring timber pile driving, electrical work, and Golden Manufacturing lift systems with watercraft liability coverage and manatee protection protocols. Collier County Parks and Recreation has solicited ski boats (2026 model, 20-foot fiberglass inboard vessels with GM 6.2L 450-horsepower engines) for Sugden Regional Park on two separate occasions (Quick Quote QQ2026095, due February 27, 2026, and QQ2026112, due April 22, 2026). Marion County, Oregon Sheriff's Office issued an RFQ for Stryker jet boat frame fabrication (RFQ SO1805-26, due April 22, 2026), with Marine 1, LLC named as the apparent successful bidder in a notice of intent posted April 30, 2026. Sourcewell, on behalf of a multi-state cooperative purchasing alliance including Washington counties, issued a broad Law Enforcement Equipment RFP (#061626, due June 16, 2026) that encompasses equipment for thousands of governmental agencies nationwide.