UNSPSC 25202603: Aircraft cooling turbines

UNSPSC 25202603 Aircraft cooling turbines (Commodity) does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this code. Recent opportunities tagged to this code involve remanufactured aircraft engines, engine rebuild services, and aircraft maintenance — not cooling turbines specifically. The code shows activity primarily from higher education institutions and state departments operating general-aviation fleets, particularly in Texas and Georgia.

State and local issuers have posted two distinct work streams under this code over the past six months. Middle Georgia State University issued two sequential eRFQs (posted January 22, 2026, and February 26, 2026, both with responses due in February and March 2026) for Lycoming engine rebuild services, with initial contracts running July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, renewable for up to four additional one-year terms. The Texas State Technical College (TSTC) at Waco released RFP #1209144 (posted May 19, 2026, due June 10, 2026) for six non-airworthy turboprop training engines and six stationary stands for aviation powerplant laboratory instruction, with evaluation weighted 45 percent on specifications meeting functional requirements, 30 percent on pricing, 20 percent on delivery and warranty, and 5 percent on a vendor's history of support for Texas higher education institutions. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources issued RFQ 26-282 (posted May 5, 2026, due May 19, 2026) for one remanufactured Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 engine for a Cessna 182R aircraft, awarded to Air Power, Inc. at $82,293.00. The Texas Department of Public Safety posted an open-enrollment Statewide Aircraft Maintenance solicitation (April 22, 2026, enrollment through August 20, 2030) requiring FAA-approved repair stations with a minimum of two FAA-certified mechanics and a 20 work-order history in the past 12 months, capable of maintaining Airbus rotary-wing and Cessna fixed-wing models. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary presence in Michigan and Florida.