UNSPSC 78181702: Transportation storage service

UNSPSC 78181702 Transportation storage service is a Commodity code covering towing, vehicle recovery, impound storage, and related motorist assistance services that state and local governments procure to support fleet operations, law enforcement, emergency response, and parking enforcement across diverse jurisdictions. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include city police departments, county sheriff's offices, school districts, transit authorities, municipal utilities, and airport authorities. Recent opportunities show a steady stream of towing services solicitations from cities (Pittsburgh, Orlando, Sarasota, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Tucson, Albuquerque, Tallahassee, Tampa, St. Petersburg), counties (San Mateo, Pinellas, Solano, Clackamas, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Sacramento, Seminole), sheriff's offices, and special districts (Orange County Transportation Authority, Keys Energy Services, Inland Empire Health Plan). The City of Pittsburgh and Pinellas County appear as repeat buyers soliciting multiple towing contracts within the recent window. The scope of work spans light-, medium-, and heavy-duty towing; emergency roadside assistance (jump starts, lockouts, tire service); accident and non-accident vehicle recovery; evidence and impound storage with chain-of-custody procedures; and removal and disposal of abandoned, illegally parked, or non-passenger vehicles including recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers. Many solicitations target exclusive law enforcement support with forensic handling and secure evidence storage requirements; others support general municipal fleet management or parking enforcement on a rotational or on-call basis.

Geographic activity centers on California (Pinellas County and multiple cities in Florida, Orange County Transportation Authority in Orange County, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Tucson, Inland Empire Health Plan in Southern California), Florida (Tampa, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Sarasota, Seminole County), Georgia (Atlanta-area counties including Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, and Lawrenceville), Oregon (Clackamas County, Washington County), and the Pacific Northwest, with additional solicitations from Colorado, Arizona, Michigan, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Pittsburgh IFB 2026-IFB-030 (moving and towing services, due August 6, 2026), the Orange County Transportation Authority RFP 250257 for 24/7/365 emergency and standard towing for revenue and non-revenue transit vehicles with 90-minute emergency response and $435,000 estimated value over three years (proposals due May 20, 2026), San Mateo County Sheriff's Office 2026RFP00410 for comprehensive towing, recovery, and secure storage services with 30-minute emergency and 60-minute non-emergency response times (due May 1, 2026), the City of Tucson RFP 260176 covering mandatory impound tows, general towing, city fleet towing, and park towing divided into five service groups with extensive FTA and federal compliance requirements for transit-related services (due June 8, 2026), and the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office RFQ2026-49A establishing multiple non-exclusive on-call contracts with rotational dispatch and rate schedules capped at $275 for Class A vehicles and $70 daily storage (due July 16, 2026). Opportunities show a mix of exclusive and non-exclusive contracts, single-vendor and multi-vendor awards, and both revenue-generating (contractor pays municipality annual fee) and cost-reimbursement models. Insurance requirements typically mandate $1 million to $2 million commercial general liability, automobile liability, and workers' compensation; response time standards range from 15 to 90 minutes depending on emergency designation; and contract terms generally run one to five years with optional renewals. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—some solicitations carry DBE, MBE, WBE, or SBE participation goals or preferences, while others impose no specific restrictions on respondent type.