UNSPSC 78142207: Flight operations automation, design and construction

Providing a design optimization framework interfaces several software systems to optimally fulfill specific mission requirements

UNSPSC 78142207 Flight operations automation, design and construction is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy tactical helicopter survey and capture services, aircraft training and flight scheduling systems, and aircraft maintenance inspection and fuel supply contracts under this code. Recent solicitations show a mix of natural-resource agencies, law enforcement, and educational institutions procuring work that spans aerial wildlife survey flights, aerial firefighting aircraft inspection, law enforcement training, and aircraft parts supply. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife appears frequently as a repeat buyer, soliciting helicopter services for big game census, species capture and relocation, and redd surveys across multiple counties. The City of Fort Worth Police Department, Texas A&M Forest Service, Palm Beach County, the City of Tucson Police Department, and Texas State Technical College round out the issuing-body mix. Work ranges from specialized low-altitude survey operations with licensed pilots and equipped helicopters to pre-buy technical inspections of retired military transports and cloud-based flight-scheduling software for training programs.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest—Oregon particularly dominates the recent record with at least six active procurements spanning February through June 2026—and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Arizona, and Colorado. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's RFP for helicopter services supporting big game census across ten counties (RFP #S-63500-00015834, due March 5, 2026), the same agency's solicitation for Chinook redd surveys on the Lower Deschutes River (RFP #S6350000016929, due June 4, 2026), Texas A&M Forest Service's IFB for pre-buy inspection services on C-130H Hercules airtankers (IFB-26-008, due July 7, 2026), Palm Beach County's RFQ for aerial helicopter survey services on a term-contract basis (RFQ #26-0163/JC, due July 1 and July 15, 2026), and the Texas Department of Public Safety's open-enrollment RFP for FAA-certified flight training contracts statewide through August 31, 2030 (Solicitation No. 405-25R0021451, with Addendum 1 removing HUB subcontracting requirements effective May 26, 2026). Oregon's procurement activity emphasizes standardized pilot qualifications (minimum 3,000 hours pilot-in-command and 1,000 hours low-elevation experience), FAR Part 135 certification, comprehensive insurance ($2 million aircraft liability), and liquidated damages of $500 per day for equipment or pilot replacement delays exceeding 48 hours. Contract terms are typically multi-year with optional renewals, ranging from two to eight years.