UNSPSC 46161707: Rescue door opener

Equipment that is designed to break up and open the gate particularly the locking device when the rescue is impossible with the door locked when approaching the victim during fire or disaster.

UNSPSC 46161707 Rescue door opener, a Commodity code, encompasses specialized extraction and forced-entry tools that state and local fire departments, emergency services, and rescue teams procure for structural collapse response, vehicle extrication, and building access during emergency operations. Recent solicitations show fire departments acquiring motorized hydraulic spreaders, cutters, combo tools, and pneumatic rams with battery systems; water rescue equipment including dry suits, personal flotation devices, and throw bags; and fixed rescue systems such as strut kits for urban search and rescue operations. Issuing bodies include county fire rescue departments (Gwinnett County, Hillsborough County, Brevard County, Pinellas County), city fire departments (Atlanta, Austin, Orlando, Winter Park), and regional cooperative purchasing groups (Houston-Galveston Area Council, Tampa Bay Area Cooperative). Single-source and sole-source procurements appear frequently, indicating vendor lock-in driven by equipment compatibility, manufacturer warranties, and NFPA compliance requirements that limit substitution. The code also captures smaller equipment purchases—rescue boards, helmets, breathing apparatus components—suggesting activity spans both major capital equipment and consumable replacement parts.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia, with additional activity in Texas, Colorado, and multi-state cooperative vehicles. Georgia agencies (Gwinnett County) issued sealed bid solicitations in June 2026 for extrication tool sets requiring NFPA 1936 compliance and non-proprietary battery systems, and in April 2026 for SCBA equipment; Gwinnett's two June/April bids suggest repeat annual or multi-year contracting cycles. Sarasota County, Florida issued a Quick Quote in May 2026 for water rescue equipment (dry suits, PFDs, knives, throw bags) capped at $50,000 with 30-day delivery. City of Atlanta issued a pre-advertisement notice in April 2026 for a multi-step sealed bid covering powered ventilation, rescue saws, ladders, SCBA systems, and maintenance services with a Pre-Solicitation Conference to follow. Sole-source postings in Florida (Winter Park, Brevard County, Orlando) in March–April 2026 locked in single vendors for Holmatro rescue tools, poly tanks, and Apex strut kits, each under $50,000 but establishing long-term dependency for parts and compatible equipment. The Houston-Galveston Area Council cooperative agreement (H-GAC HGACBuy) published in July 2026 is a high-volume indefinite-delivery vehicle with Team Equipment, Inc. distributing from multiple manufacturers; this vehicle reaches state and local buyers across multiple jurisdictions through standardized pricing with manufacturer discounts. Pursuit should target multi-year cycles, NFPA compliance capabilities, and cooperative purchasing networks that amplify geographic reach.