UNSPSC 25191512: Airstairs or stair trucks

UNSPSC 25191512 Airstairs or stair trucks is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal direct procurement of airstairs or stair trucks themselves. Instead, issuing bodies have tagged a diverse range of airport infrastructure and services work under this code, including airfield photometric testing, baggage handling system operations, flight information display systems, tower modernization, runway closure markers, passenger boarding bridges, access control and video management systems, and air traffic control tower construction. The mismatch suggests the code is either misapplied in state and local procurement systems or represents a broader category of airport ground support equipment and services that extends well beyond the code's nominal scope. The issuing bodies soliciting work tagged to this code include airport authorities (Lee County Port Authority, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Peachtree City Airport Authority), municipal aviation departments (City of Dallas Department of Aviation, City of St. Petersburg), counties (Pinellas County, Collier County), a city (City of McKinney, Texas), a state university (Texas State University), a cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell), and independent municipalities (City of Salem, Oregon). Florida accounts for the heaviest concentration of recent activity, with Lee County Port Authority appearing in multiple solicitations for airfield photometric testing.

Representative recent opportunities include Lee County Port Authority's RFQ for Airfield Photometric Testing at Southwest Florida International Airport (Solicitation 2026115BW, due October 29, 2026), focusing on comprehensive measurement and reporting of runway and taxiway lighting system performance using mobile test equipment; Lee County Port Authority's RFP for Operation, Management, and Maintenance Services of the Baggage Handling System at Southwest Florida International Airport (Solicitation 260073LB, due September 21, 2026 with mandatory pre-proposal meeting August 18, 2026), covering two outbound automated in-line systems and inbound carousel devices with 24/7 support and performance standards exceeding 97 percent monthly delivery; the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority's ITN for Flight Information Display System design, implementation, and seven-year operation and maintenance (Solicitation 26302ITN, due August 27, 2026), serving the ninth-busiest airport in the United States with 1,000+ display devices across landside and airside terminals; the City of Dallas Department of Aviation's RFP for procurement, removal, and installation of twenty passenger boarding bridges and twenty ground power units at Dallas Love Field (Solicitation CIZ26AVI3228, due May 29, 2026, with construction September 2026 through March 2028 under Airport Improvement Program funding and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements); Pinellas County's ITB for annual maintenance and repair of access control and video management systems at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (Solicitation 260395ITB, due May 5, 2026, three-year term with approximately $105,000 annually); and Peachtree City Airport Authority's sealed bid solicitation for Air Traffic Control Tower construction in Georgia (Solicitation PE66888NONST2026000000005, due July 14, 2026, federally funded with Davis-Bacon wage requirements and Buy American preferences). Activity spans Florida, Georgia, Texas, Oregon, and Minnesota through cooperative purchasing, with response deadlines clustered between May and October 2026.