UNSPSC 46191601: Fire extinguishers

UNSPSC 46191601 Fire extinguishers, a Commodity code, covers portable fire extinguisher inspection, maintenance, recharging, hydrostatic testing, certification, repair, and replacement services that state and local governments procure on a recurring basis to maintain compliance with NFPA 10 standards and applicable fire codes across their facilities and fleet vehicles. The work solicited under this code ranges from routine annual inspections and maintenance cycles to emergency repair and replacement of condemned units, with contractors typically holding state fire marshal licensing or equivalent certifications and managing inventories spanning ABC, CO2, Halon, water-based, and specialty extinguisher types across dozens or hundreds of units per jurisdiction. Issuing bodies include county governments, city fire departments, school districts, special districts (water authorities, community college systems, housing authorities, transportation authorities), and state departments, with a mix of single-vendor and multi-award solicitations. Counties and cities dominate the recent activity; repeat buyers across the dataset include Brevard County (Florida), Pinellas County (Florida), and Hillsborough County (Florida), signaling sustained regional procurement demand in central Florida.

Recent solicitations span Florida, Georgia, California, Arizona, Texas, Wisconsin, Maryland, Colorado, Missouri, and Utah, with the densest activity in Florida. Representative opportunities include Brevard County's ITB for fire extinguisher inspection, recharging, hydrostatic testing, and replacement across 3,000 countywide units with bids due August 20, 2026 and a five-year contract term; Pinellas County's ITQ for fire extinguisher and kitchen hood inspection services covering 3,016 extinguishers across 159 locations with proposals due May 21, 2026 and a three-year base term; the City of Milpitas IFB for fire extinguisher inspection, maintenance, recharging, and replacement for 485 portable units across 17 city locations over five years with bids due November 10, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for pre-engineered and CO2 automatic fire extinguisher system inspection and repair across 235 schools with proposals due October 5, 2026 and a structural separation-of-duties requirement (one vendor inspects, another repairs); and the Texas Department of Public Safety's IFB for fire extinguisher maintenance at the Irving Waiver Center with a five-year term effective September 1, 2026. Pricing structures typically require firm fixed unit costs per extinguisher type and weight category, with some jurisdictions allowing cost-plus markup (commonly capped at 10 to 15 percent) for parts and materials. Response-time requirements—commonly 24 hours for non-emergency service and 2 to 4 hours for emergencies—appear across Florida and other jurisdictions. Minimum qualifications consistently include state fire equipment dealer or concern licensing, NFPA 10 certification, and proof of hydrostatic testing facilities or authorized lab status. Several solicitations include local vendor participation goals or SBE preference points (Hillsborough County Schools, Pinellas County, City of Milpitas). Contract values where disclosed range from $11,000 (Brevard County sole-source UPF tank procurement, November 2025) to $262,000 over five years (Pinellas County), with most multi-year agreements spanning three to five years and automatic renewal options contingent on mutual agreement and funding.