UNSPSC 39111633: Obstacle lighting

Per International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) obstacle light requirements, all structures exceeding 45 meters above ground level (AGL) must be appropriately marked with aviation warning lights or paint.

UNSPSC 39111633 Obstacle lighting (Commodity) sees sporadic recent activity among state and local governments, with the code appearing in solicitations that predominantly address building interior and exterior lighting modernization, theatrical and performance-venue lighting systems, and sports field and parking lot illumination work, rather than the specialized aviation obstruction lighting the code nominally describes. Recent opportunities tagged under this code span school districts, counties, cities, and special-purpose authorities across Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin, with issuing bodies including Gwinnett County Board of Education (multiple HVAC and interior renovation projects), Pinellas County School District (theatrical lighting systems), Bulloch County Schools (LED retrofits), and municipal governments in Sarasota, Bartow, and Bridgeport undertaking facility lighting upgrades and installations.

The mix of work being solicited shows sustained demand for LED lighting fixture replacement and retrofit services, theatrical lighting system installation with programming and controls, emergency power and backup lighting systems, and on-call electrical maintenance covering parking lot, sports field, and building perimeter lighting. Representative recent opportunities include Bulloch County Schools' LED Lighting Project #FY2027-Phase 03 at Mill Creek Elementary School (RFP, proposals due November 5, 2026), requiring LED retrofit with specified fixtures and 90-day completion; Pinellas County School District's Electrical Maintenance Repair Services (ITB #26CD037, sealed electronic bids due October 8, 2026), an approximately $400,000 annual contract covering auditorium and theater lighting, parking lot and sports field lighting repairs, and 24/7 emergency response; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' on-call electrical repair and preventative maintenance contract (ITB BL143-26, bids due October 19, 2026) spanning over 300 county facilities with annual material costs of approximately $261,713 in Part I and estimated $1 million in Part II; and the City of Bartow's sports field lighting installation at Carver Recreation Center (ITB 26-18, a CDBG-funded project with Davis-Bacon and HUD Section 3 compliance). Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Bulloch County, City of Douglasville), with secondary activity in Florida (Pinellas and Sarasota Counties, multiple municipalities), Texas (school districts), and scattered activity in Wisconsin, Connecticut, and other states. The code shows little relevance to actual obstacle and aviation lighting procurement and appears to capture general commercial and institutional lighting work through procurement system misclassification.