UNSPSC 26101512: Turboprop engines

UNSPSC 26101512 Turboprop engines is a Commodity code that state and local governments currently buy not as aircraft powerplants but as components for backup power generation systems serving public facilities and infrastructure. Recent solicitations show no procurement activity for turboprop engines themselves; instead, the code appears to be misapplied or superseded in practice. The issuing bodies soliciting under related power-generation work — Columbia County (Georgia), DeKalb County (Georgia), the City of Dallas, Lee County Port Authority (Florida), Broward County Transportation (Florida), the Clayton County Water Authority (Georgia), and South Dakota through Sourcewell — encompass counties, cities, port authorities, transit departments, and special-purpose water districts. However, the actual work being solicited diverges sharply from turboprop engines: backup generators for government buildings and facilities, electrical power generation equipment procurement, emergency generator maintenance contracts, electric motor repair services, and distribution panel equipment. A single opportunity nominally tagged to turboprop engines (DeKalb County's IT infrastructure reconstruction at a tennis center) has no relevance to engine procurement whatsoever. The code shows little to no recent activity aligned with its nominal scope.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with secondary state-level procurement through South Dakota's Sourcewell cooperative. Representative recent opportunities include Columbia County's emergency backup generator bids for three county facilities (due July 9, 2026, with mandatory pre-bid June 17 and a 5% bid bond requirement), the City of Dallas's three-year emergency generator maintenance and repair contract (due May 15, 2026, with 10.10% DRIVE participation goals), and the Clayton County Water Authority's motor repair services annual contract in Georgia (due March 6, 2026, with SLBE set-aside discounts of 7–10%). None of these solicitations involve turboprop engines or aircraft-related powerplants. The code does not support a substantive procurement category for business development purposes in the state and local market.