UNSPSC 46161715: Confined space rescue equipment

Equipment that is used for rescuing activities in the manhole or other narrow and deep areas.

UNSPSC 46161715 Confined space rescue equipment is a Commodity code covering specialized tools, apparatus, and support services that state and local fire departments, correctional facilities, and emergency services agencies procure to conduct rescues in permit-required confined spaces such as sewage systems, water tanks, electrical vaults, and structural collapse zones. Recent activity shows fire departments and county emergency services buying extrication tools, water rescue equipment, breathing apparatus, rescue struts, helmets, rappelling systems, and associated maintenance and certification services through a mix of sealed bids, RFPs, and cooperative purchasing vehicles. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, city fire departments, and independent school districts, with Georgia and Florida jurisdictions appearing prominently in the recent opportunity stream alongside California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is soliciting confined space rescue services (IFB C5613144-D, response due June 24, 2026) across 33 state prison institutions, requiring qualified personnel, specialized equipment, and 24-hour emergency response capability with hourly labor rates and per-service equipment charges; the contract includes a 25 percent small business participation mandate and DVBE incentives. Gwinnett County, Georgia has posted multiple recent buys—extrication equipment on annual contract (IFB BL090-26, due June 11, 2026) specifying 10 battery-operated cutters, spreaders, and combo tools compliant with NFPA 1936, and Scott Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus replacements (sealed bid BL074-26, due April 15, 2026) requiring 418 units of Air Pak X3 Pro SCBA and associated regulators and harnesses. Sarasota County, Florida is procuring water rescue equipment (Quick Quote 2026QQ688, due May 22, 2026) including dry suits, personal flotation devices, communication stations, and specialized knives and throw bags. The City of Atlanta is conducting a multi-step sealed bid process (prequalification posting April 21, 2026, due May 21, 2026) for fire and rescue tools, forcing tools, ladders, monitors, and SCBA maintenance services across six categories, with vendors required to provide certified maintenance, 90 percent parts availability within 24 hours, and one-year warranties. A Georgia fire department has filed notice of intent to use the H-GAC HGACBuy cooperative purchasing agreement for rescue equipment (notice due July 14, 2026), which sources defibrillators, extrication tools, thermal imaging, water rescue equipment, and breathing apparatus from Team Equipment, Inc., a Florida-based distributor, with firm pricing through October 31, 2028. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Florida and Georgia, with additional activity in California, Texas, and across the broader NASPO ValuePoint cooperative network.