UNSPSC 78131706: Floating production system operation service

A operation service supports for floating production system that receives fluids crude oil, water and a host of other things from a subsea reservoir through risers, which then separate fluids into crude oil, natural gas, water and impurities within the topsides production facilities onboard. Installation is a floating facility, usually based on a (converted) oil tanker hull.

UNSPSC 78131706 Floating production system operation service (Commodity) encompasses the operation, maintenance, and repair of specialized maritime vessels used by state and local agencies, ranging from university research vessels and law enforcement patrol boats to emergency response and fire rescue CBRN maritime platforms. The code captures work that state and local procurement bodies classify as floating production system operation, though the recent activities are narrower and more specialized than the abstract code name suggests — the actual current buying centers on vessel haul-out maintenance, structural and mechanical repairs, propulsion system service, hull coatings, and periodic deep maintenance to preserve operational readiness. Issuing bodies are diverse: university systems procure research vessel maintenance; county sheriff departments and fire rescue agencies solicit patrol boat and specialized vessel maintenance; and county parks and recreation departments procure marina and boat-ramp repairs and redevelopment. Most solicitations are competitive IFBs and RFPs with mandatory pre-bid conferences and site visits; one recent procurement (Hillsborough County Fire Rescue's CBRN vessel) was sole-source, justified by insurance restrictions.

Recent activity clusters in Florida and Georgia. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia posted an IFB in October 2026 for haul-out maintenance and repair of the R/V Savannah in Savannah, Georgia, with sealed electronic bids due November 11, 2026 and a mandatory site visit on October 26. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue posted a notice of intent in August 2026 for sole-source routine and emergency repair services on its CBRN maritime vessel, valued at $24,800 for one year with Land's End Marina of Tampa LLC as the intended awardee. The County of Ventura, California posted RFP 6229 in May 2026 seeking comprehensive maintenance services for Sheriff's Boat 1, a patrol vessel with three Mercury 300 horsepower outboard motors, with proposals due June 16, 2026 and work commencing July 2026 under a twelve-month initial term. Clay County, Florida posted an RFB in June 2026 for repairs and redevelopment at Knights Marina and Lakeshore Boat Ramp; Pinellas County Schools posted an IFB in July 2026 for dock and boardwalk repairs at Madeira Beach Fundamental K-8 School, valued at approximately $462,745.00 with bids due April 20, 2026.