UNSPSC 25181610: Air cargo trailer

A type of trailer used to transport cargo between airport terminal and aircraft. It is towed usually by battery operated tug vehicle.

UNSPSC 25181610 Air cargo trailer is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations covers a broad range of specialized trailers—from poultry processing and portable hygiene units to heavy equipment lowboys, utility service bodies, and standardized dump and beavertail configurations. State and local governments procure these trailers through a mix of issuing bodies: counties (Orange County California, Sacramento County California), cities (City of Tucson Arizona), state agencies (State of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, State of Illinois), universities (Fort Valley State University Georgia), school districts (Parkway School District Missouri), and special districts. The mix leans toward county and city governments for capital equipment procurement and state-level solicitations for fleet standardization across departments and agencies. Recent activity shows Fort Valley State University (Georgia) seeking a customized 53-foot poultry processing trailer via RFQ due October 30, 2026; the City of Tucson issuing an RFP for portable hygiene trailer repair and maintenance services; Orange County California's OC Public Works advertising an IFB for one 2025 Cozad 44-ton trailer at $146,122.08 with delivery to Fleet Services; Sacramento County's Internal Services Agency Fleet Services seeking competitive bids for a 35-ton lowboy equipment trailer via RFB with a pre-bid meeting December 2, 2025, and bid closure December 22, 2025; the State of Texas Comptroller issuing an IFB for multiple trailer types (beavertail tandem and triple axle, sliding triple axle, folding gooseneck, and belly dump configurations) with responses due May 14, 2026, and the State of Illinois seeking fabricated trailers for AXON pods with bids due May 14, 2026.

Geographic concentration runs strongest in California (Orange County, Sacramento County), Arizona (Tucson), Texas (statewide), and Georgia (Fort Valley), with secondary activity in Illinois and Missouri. The State of Texas procurement and California county acquisitions dominate recent volume. Evaluation criteria across active solicitations emphasize method of approach, vendor qualifications and experience, past performance with similar equipment, warranty terms, local service support infrastructure, pricing, and compliance with DOT, federal safety, and insurance requirements. Many solicitations require vendors to be authorized dealers or distributors, maintain factory-authorized parts and service facilities within specified distances, and provide detailed technical documentation and warranty commitments. Cooperative purchasing provisions appear in Orange County's IFB (allowing other governmental entities to purchase under the same terms with administrative rebate). Set-aside activity is limited—the Sacramento County procurement includes local and micro-business price preferences (2 percent and 5 percent respectively), and Texas requires completion of a HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) Subcontracting Plan with a 1 percent utilization goal for commodities. The Texas solicitation specifies a mandatory pre-bid conference and question-response cycle; Orange County requires electronic-only submission; Sacramento County offers a trade-in option for used equipment.