UNSPSC 73161601: Fishing ship or boat building services

UNSPSC 73161601 Fishing ship or boat building services is a Commodity code that names a narrow product line, yet the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it bears little relation to that scope. The code shows activity in Florida, where the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has posted multiple sealed bids for airboat construction and research skiff design-and-build over the past six months—airboats with 525 horsepower engines and custom trailers for wildlife management operations, and composite flat-bottom mullet skiffs for fisheries independent monitoring. Those two procurements align closely with the code's nominal focus on vessel construction. However, the remaining recent opportunities tagged under this code are plainly misaligned: Sacramento County's RFP for moving and relocation services (offices, household goods, and airport operations), the City of Manitowoc's CAD/AVL system procurement for transit software and hardware, Pinellas County's two ITQs for equipment towing and transport services, the City of Lake Geneva's requests for trolley operation, the City of Madison's emergency patient transport service RFP, and the Los Angeles Superior Court's evacuation chair procurement. None of these opportunities involve vessel construction or marine services.

The code shows limited relevant recent activity. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is the primary issuing body with recent vessel-construction work, having posted three sealed-bid procurements between January and April 2026: airboat builds with engines (ITB14964, due February 18, 2026; ITB15522 for two airboats, due April 24, 2026) and research skiffs for fisheries monitoring (ITB15325, due April 2, 2026). All three are administered through Leon County, Florida. Bidders for these solicitations must register in MyFloridaMarketPlace and SunBiz prior to bid opening, hold a minimum of 12 consecutive months in business (20 airboats constructed), and submit three verifiable references. The awards are made to the responsive, responsible bidder offering the lowest total price, with $100 per calendar day in liquidated damages for delays beyond the completion date. Beyond Florida's vessel work, this code shows no other recent state and local procurement activity that is germane to fishing ship or boat building services.