UNSPSC 78111705: Oil and gas offshore platform personnel transportation service

Service to provide boat and crew to transport personnel to and from offshore facilities

UNSPSC 78111705 Oil and gas offshore platform personnel transportation service is a Commodity code. The code's abstract title refers to staffing transport for offshore energy operations, but recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code do not involve offshore platform work or personnel transportation. Instead, all posted opportunities concern marine environmental remediation: derelict vessel removal, transport, and disposal funded through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Derelict Vessel Removal Grant Opportunity, and artificial reef deployment services. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual solicitation activity suggests the code sees little relevant procurement at the state and local level for its stated purpose.

Escambia County Marine Resources Division dominates recent activity, issuing nine separate price quotes between June and September 2026 for removal and disposal of individual derelict vessels ranging from 16 to 32 feet, all funded through the FWC grant program and requiring lump-sum pricing for floating, removal, transport, and tipping fees at Perdido Landfill or authorized county facilities. Volusia County, Florida posted an ITB for artificial reef deployment services (ITB #26-B-127JS, due November 5, 2026) requiring vessels, equipment, and manpower to load and deploy reef materials at GPS-designated offshore sites 1 to 33 miles from Ponce Inlet in 50- to 130-foot depths, priced per 300-ton load over an initial three-year term with two optional one-year renewals. All Escambia County solicitations specify marine-specific insurance (Protection & Indemnity, Maritime Workers Compensation, Marine Pollution Liability, each at $1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate minimum), and most impose daylight-only operations, turbidity control, hazardous-material removal by licensed operators, and photo-documentation throughout. Volusia County's ITB applies a three-percent local preference for respondents with documented permanent locations in Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, or Volusia County for at least six months prior to closing. The code's activity concentrates in Florida's Gulf Coast, with no identified opportunities outside that region in the recent posting window.