UNSPSC 78111706: Coastal and transoceanic water transport of passengers by ferry

UNSPSC 78111706 Coastal and transoceanic water transport of passengers by ferry is a Commodity code that in recent state and local activity captures occupational health and safety services for ferry operators rather than passenger ferry transportation itself. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Washington State Ferries, posted RFP20260825 on August 25, 2026, soliciting occupational medical surveillance services—baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit examinations for ferry crew and maintenance personnel across 14 Washington locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026. Services must be performed by or under supervision of a licensed physician board-certified in occupational medicine, with examinations delivered within 60 days and full medical record management compliant with Washington Administrative Code and HIPAA. The issuing body is a state transportation department operating a ferry system, and the actual scope of work involves occupational health compliance and medical record management rather than ferry passenger operations.

The recent opportunities block shows limited geographic spread and issuing-body diversity under this code. Washington State accounts for the only recent ferry-related activity captured. Three additional opportunities in the block—Monroe County, Florida paratransit services; DeKalb County IT infrastructure; and a Georgia charter school's student transportation—fall outside the code's nominal scope and reflect miscoding rather than legitimate coastal ferry activity. The code shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity in its core area. Firms pursuing work under this code should focus on occupational health surveillance and regulatory compliance services targeted at state ferry systems and marine transportation operators.