UNSPSC 25201703: Aircraft countermeasures

UNSPSC 25201703 Aircraft countermeasures, a Commodity code, encompasses flight protective equipment, communications systems, and related installation and maintenance services that state and local governments procure for law enforcement and emergency aviation operations. State and local solicitations under this code focus on flight helmets with integrated communications, air traffic control tower systems including VHF radios and weather equipment, and aviation radio units for emergency management agencies. Issuing bodies include city governments (Phoenix Police and Fire Departments), airport authorities (Peachtree City Airport Authority), county emergency management agencies (Chatham County), and educational institutions (Texas State University). Recent work spans helmet fitting and repair services with OEM certification requirements, full tower communications and weather system installation with FAA compliance, and procurement of specific aviation radio platforms from authorized resellers.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Southwest. The City of Phoenix issued RFQ 26-0319 on September 29, 2026, for Gentex Alpha Eagle flight helmets, accessories, and repair services with offers due July 6, 2026, requiring an Arizona-based authorized distributor with OEM certifications and a five-year initial term with two optional two-year extensions. Peachtree City Airport Authority released an IFB on August 19, 2026, for air traffic control tower communications and weather equipment installation at Falcon Field near Atlanta, with bids due September 17, 2026, requiring three prior installations meeting FAA Advisory Circular 90-93A standards within the past five years and FCC radiotelephone licensing. Chatham County, Georgia issued separate but parallel ITBs (26-0066-2 and PE77548NONST2026000000385) on May 20, 2026, for a single Technisonic TDFM-9100 aviation radio with accessories, bids due June 19, 2026, requiring authorized reseller status and imposing a 30 percent combined M/WBE participation goal. Texas State University posted RFP 754-TXST-2026-RFP-483-VPGOI on June 22, 2026, for air traffic control simulation equipment and services, also due June 22, 2026.