UNSPSC 25111943: Single buoy mooring

A Single buoy mooring (SrM) (also known as single-point mooring or SPM) is a loading buoy anchored offshore, that serves as a mooring point and interconnect for tankers loading or offloading gas or liquid products. SPMs are the link between geostatic subsea manifold connections and weathervaning tankers. They are capable of handling any tonnage ship, even very large crude carriers (VLCC) where no alternative facility is available.

UNSPSC 25111943 Single buoy mooring, a Commodity code, covers specialized marine navigation and water-treatment equipment that state and local governments procure for waterway management, marine patrol operations, and water facility monitoring. Recent state and local solicitations show demand for navigational aid markers and buoys used in channel maintenance and regulatory compliance, ultrasonic algae-control buoy systems deployed in water treatment, and marine patrol equipment. The issuing bodies span Florida counties (Sarasota County, City of Tampa), Georgia counties (Chatham County), and multistate cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell on behalf of Washington State and other jurisdictions). The code also captures law enforcement equipment frameworks that may include marine-focused apparatus, though the Sourcewell RFP #061626 is broadly scoped to law enforcement across all asset classes rather than buoys specifically.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, where Sarasota County has posted two Quick Quote solicitations (2026-QQ-627 and 2026-QQ-644) for navigational aid marker replacement across San Remo Channel, Big Pass Channel, and Lido Key Channel, each with a $50,000 bid cap and thirty-day completion windows; the City of Tampa issued an Intent to Single Source (26X01068) for the MPC Buoy Ultrasonic Algae Control and Monitoring System through LG Sonic US, LLC, with an April 16, 2026 response deadline. Chatham County, Georgia solicited bids for two Mercury outboard motors designated for Marine Patrol (26-0038-4, due May 4, 2026). Sarasota County's navigational aid procurements require contractors to hold active Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation certification as a Certified Marine Specialty Contractor or Certified Marine Pile Diving Specialty Contractor, carry $1 million marine liability insurance, and demonstrate prior experience with similar installations. The code sees episodic but recurring activity tied to coastal county waterway maintenance cycles and water-treatment facility upgrades rather than sustained high-volume procurement.