UNSPSC 25132102: Military drone

A type of unmanned aerial vehicle or drone used to monitor, detect, engage/destroy and otherwise support both tactical and strategic military operations.

UNSPSC 25132102 Military drone is a Commodity code. State and local governments use this code to procure unmanned aerial systems and related services for operational support across diverse public missions—first responder operations, law enforcement and emergency management, prescribed burn operations, inspection and mapping services, and specialized event applications. The recent solicitations show substantial geographic and functional breadth: the City of Hayward (California) is procuring drone services under a Drone as First Responder program; the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is establishing a contract for aerial ignition systems for prescribed burns; the State of New Jersey is bundling unmanned aerial vehicles with law enforcement equipment in a statewide procurement; the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is sourcing drones for minelands inspection and water resource monitoring; and Texas A&M University, the Texas Department of Transportation, and multiple Florida municipalities are acquiring drone equipment and services for agricultural mapping, transportation assessment, and entertainment purposes. Issuing bodies span state environmental and transportation departments, municipal governments, university systems, county water and natural resources agencies, and school districts, with no single buyer dominating the code's activity.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Texas A&M University, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Public Safety, City of O'Donnell), Georgia (Georgia Department of Natural Resources, City of Kennesaw, Gwinnett County, City of Brookhaven), and Florida (City of Hayward activities, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Palm Beach County pre-qualification, Seminole County schools), with secondary activity in Illinois, New Jersey, Maine, Nevada, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Hayward's RFP 26-059 (Drone as First Responder Program, due July 13, 2026), the Georgia Department of Natural Resources eRFQ 46200DNR0000833 (unmanned aerial ignition systems for prescribed burns, due May 15, 2026), the State of New Jersey Bid Solicitation #26DPP01263 (T3163 statewide law enforcement equipment including drones, due June 24, 2026), the Illinois Department of Natural Resources procurement for abandoned minelands inspection drones (due April 2, 2026), Texas A&M University ITB TAMU-ITB-26-4965 (YellowScan LiDAR and UAV integration, due March 3, 2026), and Palm Beach County's pre-qualification list for drone vendors (ongoing, $500,000 anticipated five-year value). The code also captures specialized applications including drone light show services (City of DeBary RFP 10-26 and City of Kennesaw RFP), thermal survey services (Forest Preserve District of Kane County), and training programs (Seminole County schools' Marcraft drone training procurement). State set-aside preferences and SBE/DVOB programs appear in New Jersey and Florida procurements; insurance, compliance, and FAA certification requirements are standard across all postings.