UNSPSC 78142001: Rental of freight aircraft with operator

UNSPSC 78142001 Rental of freight aircraft with operator is a Commodity code that covers short-term and emergency aircraft leasing with crews, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show minimal activity aligned with that scope. The City of Atlanta's July 2026 IFB for fleet and off-road equipment rental and lease-to-purchase (light-duty, medium-duty, heavy-duty, and off-road assets for public works, utilities, construction, waste management, and emergency response) appears misclassified — it addresses ground equipment, not aircraft. Pinellas County Public Works' April 2026 ITQ for aerial larvicide application services, by contrast, does involve aircraft rental with operator, specifically seeking a qualified aerial contractor to furnish aircraft, pilot, aerial application equipment, and personnel for mosquito control during periods when the county's in-house aircraft or pilot are grounded for maintenance, at an estimated $400,000 annually across approximately 4,000 acres.

The code shows limited recent state and local solicitation activity with clear aircraft-rental scope. The two posted opportunities span different states — Florida (Pinellas County) and Georgia (Atlanta) — and different issuing bodies (county public works department and municipal department), but only the Pinellas County solicitation directly engages the code's nominal scope. Pinellas County's ITQ (due April 23, 2026, with a 12-month contract term and optional one-year extension) includes SBE procurement preference, with priority given to certified small business enterprises responding within the first five business days and a five percent price preference thereafter. The contractor must carry comprehensive aviation liability insurance ($5 million per occurrence), maintain pilot certifications under FAR 137 and Florida Statute Chapter 388, and provide pricing on a per-acre basis with all costs except insecticide included and firm unit prices for 12 months.