UNSPSC 25172115: Central locking system

Type of vehicle locking system

UNSPSC 25172115 Central locking system is a Commodity code that encompasses vehicle security and access-control components sourced by school districts, transit authorities, and municipal fleets for fleet maintenance and repair contracting. Recent solicitations under this code reflect state and local procurement practice of bundling discrete vehicle systems — including central locking — into broader aftermarket parts and service agreements rather than purchasing the component in isolation. Hillsborough County Public Schools solicited diagnostic and repair services for an 83-vehicle Chevrolet fleet under ITQ 26252-ITQ-DST (response due July 10, 2026), with central locking functionality embedded within body electronics and electrical system work priced at 50 hours annually on a per-hour labor basis. Charlotte Area Transit System posted a solicitation for S70 light rail vehicle conical spring spare parts (response due November 2, 2026), which while narrower in scope, exemplifies transit authorities' approach to bundling discrete vehicle systems into coordinated maintenance agreements. School districts and municipal transit authorities dominate the issuing-body mix; sole-source procurements for manufacturer-authorized parts and service (such as Vac-Con truck trailers, Kubota UTVs, Bobcat equipment, and Allison transmissions) account for the majority of recent notices because warranty preservation typically requires OEM or authorized-dealer sourcing, making competitive bidding impractical.

Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Florida, where the City of Fort Myers posted seventeen sole-source pre-award notices between August 20 and September 7, 2026, all justified by warranty-void-upon-alternative-supplier clauses. Texas and Kentucky also show significant activity: Texas A&M University solicited aftermarket auto parts and accessories under master order with ITB TAMU-ITB-26-5051 (response due July 21, 2026), and the Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet solicited mechanical services at Bluegrass Station multiple times (June 5 and August 31, 2026 closures). Pinellas County School District in Florida solicited motor vehicle brake parts (ITB #26-AM-016, response due August 24, 2026, estimated annual value $190,000), and Hillsborough County Public Schools issued RFP 26286RFQDST for school bus air-conditioning maintenance and repair with a 20 percent small business encouragement program reinvestment requirement. The code sees little recent competitive bidding outside of consolidated fleet maintenance contracts; most activity clusters in warranty-protected sole-source arrangements and master-agreement structures under which discrete vehicle systems are managed as line items within broader procurement vehicles rather than standalone commodities.