UNSPSC 78111506: Medical evacuation by air ambulance

Medical evacuation, often shortened to medevac or medivac,is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to wounded being evacuated from a battlefield, to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities, or to patients at a rural hospital requiring urgent care at a better-equipped facility using medically equipped aircraft (air ambulances).

UNSPSC 78111506 Medical evacuation by air ambulance is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local procurement activity in the source records. The recent opportunities posted under or near this code span aerial survey services, aerial firefighting equipment inspections, helicopter training, mosquito control applications, aircraft parts procurement, fuel delivery, and flight scheduling software—none of which constitute medical evacuation by air ambulance. The code's nominal scope describes emergency medical transport of patients via fixed-wing or rotorcraft aircraft, yet the recent solicitations document wildfire support, wildlife management, law enforcement operations, and agricultural pest control. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife issues the largest share of recent postings, soliciting helicopter and fixed-wing services for big game census, wildlife capture and monitoring, and salmon spawning surveys across multiple counties. Texas agencies—the Texas A&M Forest Service and Texas Department of Public Safety—post for aircraft inspection, fire-support operations, and pilot training. County and municipal bodies including Palm Beach County, the City of Fort Worth, Pinellas County, and the City of Tucson procure aerial survey services, helicopter parts, mosquito control applications, and aviation fuel. Geographic activity clusters in Oregon, Texas, Arizona, and Florida, with no posted opportunities in the past four months representing true medical evacuation procurement.

A representative example from the source is the Texas A&M Forest Service's IFB-26-008 (due July 7, 2026) for comprehensive pre-buy inspection services on C-130H Hercules airtankers modified for aerial firefighting, requiring bidders to demonstrate five years of heavy aircraft maintenance experience, FAA A&P certificates with Inspection Authorization, and professional liability insurance of $1 to $2 million. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued multiple RFPs including S-63500-00015834 (due March 5, 2026) for helicopter services supporting big game census across ten counties, requiring up to two Bell 206BIII JetRanger helicopters with experienced pilots and fuel truck support over an anticipated eight-year contract term. Other recent activity includes Palm Beach County's RFQ #26-0163/JC (due July 1 and July 15, 2026) for aerial helicopter survey services on a term contract basis with SBE and local vendor preferences, and the City of Tucson Police Department's fuel services RFP (due May 28, 2026) for bulk Jet-A delivery to an on-site storage trailer supporting law enforcement aircraft operations. The code shows no state or local medical evacuation procurement in the recent record; procurement professionals should verify code assignment and cross-reference against broader aviation-services taxonomies if true emergency medical transport opportunities are the target.