UNSPSC 46191623: Fire extinguisher cartridges

Replacement cartridges for extinguishers that contain the propellant (typically CO2 or nitrogen) in a separate container, or cartridge, located on the outside of the extinguisher. Within the cylinder is the extinguishing agent. When operated, the cartridge is punctured and the agent is discharged.

UNSPSC 46191623 Fire extinguisher cartridges is a Commodity code covering replacement cartridges and pressurized components for portable fire extinguishers, but the recent state and local solicitation record shows little direct procurement activity under this code's narrow scope. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly reflect demand for fire extinguisher inspection, maintenance, testing, recharging, hydrostatic testing, and replacement services—bundled work that may include cartridge procurement as one line item within a broader service contract, but does not isolate cartridge supply as a standalone commodity purchase. County, city, and school district purchasing offices soliciting fire protection services typically combine annual inspections, certification, recharging, parts replacement, and emergency repair into single contracts awarded to licensed service providers rather than separately procuring cartridges as consumables. The issuing bodies span counties (Brevard, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Escambia, Waukesha, Douglas), cities (Bradenton, Milpitas, Tallahassee, Dallas, Palo Alto, Columbus), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority), and school districts (Cherokee County, Bibb County, Harlingen Consolidated ISD, Stephens County Board of Education) across Florida, Georgia, California, Texas, Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Colorado. Recent opportunities include Brevard County Purchasing Services seeking bids for fire extinguisher inspection, recharging, hydrostatic testing, and replacement services covering an estimated 3,000 extinguishers countywide under ITB B-2-26-41 (bids due August 20, 2026); the City of Milpitas requesting bids for fire extinguisher inspection, maintenance, testing, repair, recharging, replacement, and related services across 17 city service locations covering approximately 485 portable fire extinguishers over a five-year term under IFB (bids due November 10, 2026); and Pinellas County, Florida issuing ITQ #26-0334-ITQ for comprehensive fire extinguisher and kitchen hood inspection and maintenance services across county facilities and vehicles covering an estimated 3,016 fire extinguishers distributed across 159 locations (proposals due May 21, 2026).

The consistent pattern across these solicitations reflects state and local government demand for bundled fire protection services rather than isolated cartridge procurement. Contractors typically bid firm fixed-price unit costs per extinguisher for annual maintenance, six-year maintenance, hydrostatic testing, recharging, certification, parts replacement, and emergency repair, with all materials and labor included and no separate line-item cartridge purchases visible to procurement offices. Sole-source and limited-competition procurements for specialized tanks (such as Brevard County's $11,000 procurement from United Plastics Fabricating for polypropylene water and foam tank assemblies for fire apparatus) and large-scale maintenance contracts are the primary state and local activity, whereas cartridges as a distinct commodity code sees minimal direct procurement solicitation. Business development professionals pursuing opportunities coded to this Commodity should expect to engage at the service-contract level (RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB for inspection and maintenance services) rather than as a standalone supplier of cartridges or pressurized components; cartridge supply success depends on winning a primary fire protection services contract and fulfilling cartridge needs as part of that engagement.