UNSPSC 46161605: Life buoy

A buoy that has the circular shape which is used as purported for waiting for the rescue with the troubled people in water to holding on.

UNSPSC 46161605 Life buoy is a Commodity code that covers personal flotation and water-safety equipment purchased by state and local governments, though recent solicitations show minimal direct procurement activity under this specific code. The three most recent state and local opportunities tied to this code span law enforcement equipment, marine equipment, and preserve maintenance—a misaligned set that suggests the code may be applied inconsistently or that life buoys represent a small line item within broader equipment purchases rather than standalone solicitations. State and local buyers in this space include county governments (Chatham County, Georgia and Collier County, Florida), cooperative purchasing platforms serving multi-state jurisdictions (Sourcewell on behalf of Minnesota and Washington counties), and county growth management departments. Life buoys, when procured, typically appear as part of marine or water-safety operations—such as the Chatham County Marine Patrol purchase of outboard motors for patrol vessels—or within broader law enforcement equipment frameworks established by cooperative purchasing vehicles.

Geographic activity is limited and dispersed. The recent block shows one opportunity from Georgia (Chatham County), one from Florida (Collier County), and a multi-state cooperative RFP administered by Minnesota (Sourcewell) with participants across Washington and other jurisdictions nationwide. The Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment, posted May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 response deadline, represents the broadest recent activity under codes in this family, though it is not specifically a life buoy solicitation. Chatham County's competitive bid for two Mercury outboard motors (due May 4, 2026) and Collier County's preserve maintenance RFP (due June 20, 2025) show that water-safety and marine-equipment procurement does occur at the county level, but neither directly solicited life buoys. The code shows little relevant recent activity at scale, suggesting that life buoys are either bundled into broader equipment contracts or purchased through standing cooperative agreements rather than discrete RFP or IFB notice types.