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 that encompasses purpose-built unmanned aircraft systems and complete integrated platform packages procured by state and local agencies for emergency response, utility and infrastructure inspection, agricultural application, and first-responder support operations. State and local buyers under this code include state departments of transportation, city police and fire departments, county utilities and emergency services, airport authorities, university research programs, and electric cooperative utilities. Recent activity shows solicitations by Illinois State Police, Illinois Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Transportation, City of Fort Worth, Orlando Utilities Commission, Lubbock Power & Light, Sarasota County, Gwinnett County, and the City of St. Petersburg, among others. The work ranges from turnkey platform acquisitions with full compliance, training, and support to specialized systems for enclosed-space inspection, agricultural payload delivery, and high-resolution utility asset imaging.

Recent opportunities concentrate in Texas, Illinois, and Florida. The Illinois State Police is soliciting three DJI Matrice M30T units with tethered power stations and vehicle inverters (RFQ 27493ISPOPERAB54458, due October 21, 2026). The Illinois Department of Transportation is procuring four agricultural-use UAS complete packages under American Security Drone Act compliance (IFB 27-494DOT-FINAD-B-53491, due September 14, 2026). The Savannah Airport Commission is seeking a turnkey precision aerial application and survey UAS ecosystem with domestic manufacturing and NDAA compliance (RFQ PE33699NONST2026000000135, due September 24, 2026). The City of Fort Worth issued a sources-sought RFI for a citywide Drone as First Responder program with 90-second response-time objectives and integration with CentralSquare CAD and Axon platforms (260327, due October 14, 2026). Lubbock Power & Light is requesting proposals for UAV imagery review services covering approximately 75,000 electric utility structures annually, including visual and thermal analysis with cloud-based portal delivery (RFP 7136-26-ELD, due September 10, 2026). Procurement drivers include federal grounding orders on foreign-made UAS platforms under the American Security Drone Act of 2023 and OMB Memo M-26-02, NDAA compliance requirements, FAA Remote ID mandates, and cybersecurity standards including U.S. data residency for criminal-justice data.