UNSPSC 78111503: Chartered airplane travel

UNSPSC 78111503 Chartered airplane travel, a Commodity code, covers air charter services and related travel coordination that state and local governments procure to support athletic programs, student travel, employee transportation, and tourism development initiatives. Recent opportunities show governments buying narrow-body jet aircraft for collegiate sports teams, turnkey paratransit and transit operations that include vehicle procurement and scheduling, statewide travel administrator services bundling airline reservations with hotel and ground transportation booking, and project management for travel trade marketing across international markets. The mix of issuing bodies spans school districts (Pinellas County Schools), counties (Monroe County, Broward County, Collier County), state departments (Michigan DTMB, TxDOT), universities (University of Oregon, University of Houston-Downtown, Texas Southern University), and tourism development councils (Monroe County Tourist Development Council). Repeat buyers include Broward County's Convention and Visitors Bureau, which has issued multiple travel-trade project specialist RFPs in 2026, and Michigan's statewide travel administrator procurement, reissued across three numbered solicitations in August and September 2026.

Activity concentrates in Florida (Monroe County, Pinellas County Schools, Broward County, Collier County), Michigan (statewide travel administrator services), Texas (TxDOT international flight support, Texas Southern University athletic charters), and Georgia (traffic signal operations). Representative recent opportunities include Texas Southern University's ITB for athletic air charter travel services for three away games, due June 18, 2026; the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget's RFP for statewide travel administrator services with proposals due September 9, 2026, spanning five-year initial terms and annual volumes of approximately 5,985 air tickets and 27,549 hotel reservations; the School Board of Pinellas County's ITB for travel management services due July 9, 2026, estimated at $50,000 annually with ARC/IATA appointment and three-year experience requirements; and Monroe County Tourist Development Council's RFP for Latin America sales and representation services (primarily Brazil and Argentina) due November 3, 2026, with finalist presentations scheduled for December 1–11, 2026. The code shows robust current activity, with multiple states and counties actively procuring travel services and management infrastructure through the fall of 2026.