UNSPSC 78130000: Storage

UNSPSC 78130000 Storage (Family) encompasses vehicle and equipment towing, recovery, and related impound services that state and local governments buy to manage municipal and emergency-response fleets, police and fire department vehicles, transit buses, abandoned vehicles, and evidence vehicles. Recent solicitations show demand for 24/7 emergency towing (ranging from 30-minute to 90-minute response times), secure storage with video surveillance, roadside assistance (jump starts, lockouts, fuel delivery), specialized heavy-duty recovery, and evidence-handling and chain-of-custody protocols for law enforcement operations. Cities and counties are the primary issuing bodies, along with transit authorities, school districts, and sheriff's offices; municipal water districts and state departments also buy occasional services. Repeat buyers include municipal fleets (Phoenix, Orlando, Tucson, Detroit, St. Petersburg, Tampa), police and sheriff's offices (Orlando, San Mateo County, Clackamas County), public safety agencies (Gwinnett County, Fulton County), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, Keys Energy Services), and school districts (Pinellas County Schools, Gwinnett County Public Schools). Activity is geographically dispersed across Florida (DeBary, Key West, Sarasota, Pinellas County, Hillsborough County, Orange County), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Fulton County, Cartersville, Lawrenceville, DeKalb County, Atlanta), California (Orange County, Riverside County, San Mateo County, Solano County), and scattered opportunities in Texas, Oregon, Colorado, New Jersey, Michigan, and Arizona.

Representative recent opportunities include the Orange County Transportation Authority's solicitation for 24/7/365 towing and recovery for 40-foot and 60-foot transit buses with one-hour-thirty-minute emergency response and $435,000 three-year budget (RFP 260469, due September 8, 2026, re-solicitation following no prior responses); Sarasota County's invitation for towing services covering 1,286 fleet assets with 45-minute to 60-minute response-time requirements (IFB 262913MKM, due November 18, 2026); Gwinnett County's request for wrecker services across six police districts with rotational dispatch and tiered pricing by vehicle class (RFP RP033-26, due September 28, 2026); the City of Tucson's five-service-group procurement for vehicle towing, impound, salvage, and auction services supporting eleven municipal departments and transit agencies with 15-minute response times (RFP 260176, due June 8, 2026); and the City of Forney, Texas's 24/7 wrecker services with mandatory facility location within 18 miles of city limits (RFP 2026-008, due September 10, 2026). Evaluation typically weights experience and qualifications (20–40 percent), operational capacity and work plan (25–35 percent), and price (25–40 percent). DBE goals apply in select solicitations (Orange County Transportation Authority, City of Tucson); SBE and local-vendor preferences are common in Florida and other states. Response-time mandates, insurance minimums ($1–2 million commercial general liability), operator CDL requirements, and background-check compliance are standard. Contract terms range from one to five years with renewal options.