UNSPSC 49141502: Scuba tanks

UNSPSC 49141502 Scuba tanks (Commodity) covers rescue diving equipment and ancillary air-bottle services that state and local governments procure for emergency response, water rescue, and firefighting operations. State and local buyers under this code are purchasing filled, tested, and maintained scuba and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) air bottles; rapid diver equipment packages including regulators, masks, fins, and communication systems; and brand-specific rescue scuba systems. The issuing bodies include county sheriff's offices, fire departments, regional utilities, and state emergency management agencies. Work solicited ranges from one-time equipment purchases to recurring maintenance, hydrostatic testing, visual inspection, valve repair, and annual preventative service contracts with defined turnaround times and geographic service territories.

Recent activity spans California, Florida, and cooperative purchasing frameworks reaching multiple states. The County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner in California issued an IFB (IFB0603039901AA, due June 11, 2026) for three-year filling, maintenance, and repair of approximately 50 scuba diving air tanks, 130 SCOTT firefighting composite air bottles, and 60 oxygen medical bottles, requiring a service facility within 20 miles of Santa Ana with 5-day hydrostatic-test turnaround and Monday–Friday availability; the contract included a Local Small Business and DVBE preference deduction (5 percent single certification, 8 percent dual certification). The State of California posted a brand-specific rescue scuba equipment procurement (RFBIS27200235, due October 23, 2026) under a UASI grant. Sarasota County, Florida solicited rapid diver equipment through RFQ (2026QQ703, due May 22, 2026) specifying named regulators, full-face masks, fins, communication units, and knives with a $50,000 bid-price ceiling and 30-day delivery requirement. Gainesville Regional Utilities in Florida requested quotes for Scott Safety Air-Pak 75i SCBA equipment (RFQ2026-116, due August 10, 2026). Sourcewell, on behalf of participating counties in Washington and other jurisdictions nationwide, issued an RFP (061626, due June 16, 2026) for law enforcement equipment available to cooperative purchasing members.