UNSPSC 25131604: Medical or rescue helicopters

UNSPSC 25131604 Medical or rescue helicopters, a Commodity code, describes procurement of helicopter acquisition, maintenance, and specialized aviation services by state and local governments. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying helicopter maintenance labor and parts (routine and major inspections, airframe and engine overhaul, FAA Airworthiness Directive compliance), helicopter engine support services from authorized repair facilities, helicopter lease agreements for fire and emergency response, new helicopter acquisition, and helicopter survey and operational services. Issuing bodies include county sheriff and fire departments, state departments of natural resources and public safety, city police aviation divisions, and regional fire protection districts. The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner appears across multiple recent opportunities for both helicopter maintenance and maintenance-tracking software, indicating a concentrated buyer in this space.

Recent activity spans California (Orange County Sheriff-Coroner multiple maintenance RFQs and IFBs), Utah (Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau sole-source helicopter hoist overhaul, MD27-1, due July 16, 2026), Florida (City of Tampa Police Department Aviation Division Rolls-Royce engine support ITB, 26P00177, estimated annual expenditure $275,000, due April 20, 2026), Georgia (Department of Natural Resources Bell 429 helicopter acquisition eRFQ, 46200DNR0000845, due May 4, 2026), and Oregon (Department of Fish and Wildlife helicopter survey services procurement, S6350000016223, due March 25, 2026). The County of Orange issued a competitive IFB for helicopter maintenance services covering five aircraft (one AS350B2, two AS350B3, two UH-1H helicopters) with mechanics available Monday–Friday 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time and 24/7 on-call coverage, mechanics required to hold FAA Mechanic Certificates with Airframe and Powerplant ratings and five years post-certification experience with turbine-powered helicopters, pricing on a per-hour basis with a one-hour minimum, due July 16, 2026, with 5–8% local small business and disabled veteran preferences available. The Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County issued an Invitation for Bids for helitanker and intelligence helicopter lease and service agreement, three-year term with two optional one-year extensions, due July 6, 2026, contingent on funding availability.