UNSPSC 43221736: COSPAS/SARSAT system

(Search & Rescue Satellite System Complete) Cospas-Sarsat is an international, humanitarian search and rescue system that uses satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons carried by ships, aircraft, or individuals. The system consists of a network of satellites, ground stations, mission control centers, and rescue coordination centers.

UNSPSC 43221736 COSPAS/SARSAT system is a Commodity code that names equipment used for emergency location and rescue operations. State and local procurement activity under this code does not appear in the recent opportunities block; the records present instead show airport operations, aircraft maintenance, airport infrastructure, and other aviation-related procurements that bear no substantive connection to search-and-rescue satellite systems or beacon technology. The nominal scope of the code—distress beacon and satellite-based location systems—diverges entirely from the actual work being solicited across the recent records, which center on airfield photometric testing, baggage handling systems, aircraft tugs and engines, passenger boarding bridges, ground support equipment, and airport access control. No state or local opportunities tagged to this code reflect procurement of COSPAS/SARSAT beacons, emergency locator transmitters, satellite communication equipment, or related search-and-rescue infrastructure.

This code shows little relevant recent activity. Procurement under UNSPSC 43221736 does not surface in the recent state and local contract records provided, suggesting either minimal current demand for dedicated COSPAS/SARSAT systems among state agencies, counties, municipalities, school districts, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts, or a systematic mislabeling in the source data. Business development professionals should verify the accuracy of the code assignment before allocating pursuit resources to this category.