UNSPSC 46191621: Fire extinguisher storage box

A box that stores the fire equipments, such as fire extinguisher and others.

UNSPSC 46191621 Fire extinguisher storage box (Commodity) represents a narrow product category within state and local procurement, but the recent solicitations under this code reflect a much broader scope: state and local governments are purchasing comprehensive fire extinguisher inspection, maintenance, testing, recharging, hydrostatic testing, replacement, and related fire protection system services—not storage containers alone. A review of the solicitation record shows the code is being applied to bundled fire safety service contracts rather than the storage box products the code nominally describes. Counties, cities, school districts, and special-purpose authorities (housing authorities, transit authorities, community college districts) are the primary issuing bodies. Representative recent opportunities include Brevard County's sole-source procurement with United Plastics Fabricating for specialized poly tanks for fire apparatus (ITB B-2-26-41, bids due August 20, 2026); the City of Bradenton's comprehensive fire systems testing, maintenance, inspections, certification, and repair services across nine facilities (IFB #26-042JS, proposals due October 14, 2026); the City of Milpitas's five-year fire extinguisher inspection, maintenance, testing, repair, and replacement contract for 485 portable extinguishers across 17 service locations (IFB, bids due November 10, 2026); and Hillsborough County Public Schools' fire protection system services spanning inspections, maintenance, and repair of pre-engineered, CO2 automatic fire extinguisher systems, and sprinkler systems across 235 schools (RFP 26349-RFP-MST, proposals due October 5, 2026).

Recent activity spans Florida (Brevard County, City of Bradenton, Escambia County, Pinellas County, Hillsborough County), California (City of Milpitas, City of Palo Alto, Orange County Transportation Authority), Georgia (Cherokee County School District, Bibb County School District, Stephens County Board of Education, Douglas County), and additional states including Texas (City of Dallas, Irving Fire Extinguisher services, Waukesha County Wisconsin, Harlingen CISD), Colorado (Boulder County Housing Authority), South Carolina (Town of Hilton Head Island), Arizona (Maricopa County Community College District), and the District of Columbia (Events DC). The mix of issuing bodies reflects fragmented procurement across municipal fire departments, county purchasing offices, school districts, community college systems, and transit authorities. Qualification requirements cluster around state fire marshal licensing, NFPA standards compliance (particularly NFPA 10 for portable extinguishers and NFPA 25 for sprinkler systems), hydrostatic testing certifications, and commercial general liability insurance minimums typically ranging from $250,000 to $2 million per occurrence. Pricing structures predominate as fixed unit costs on a per-extinguisher or per-service-event basis over one- to five-year terms, with many contracts including optional renewal periods and emergency response requirements ranging from four-hour to 24-hour on-site arrival standards. Set-asides and local preferences appear in select procurements—Milpitas applies a local purchasing preference within 10 percent of the lowest bid; Pinellas County grants SBE preferential treatment; Douglas County mandates 15 percent local vendor participation and a 15 percent DBE goal; and Events DC limits the solicitation exclusively to District of Columbia DSLBD-certified business enterprises.