UNSPSC 78181815: Aircraft fixed wing instrument repair

Services related to the maintenance of and repairs to aircraft flight equipment responsible for measuring and controlling speed, altitude, weather etc.

UNSPSC 78181815, Aircraft fixed wing instrument repair, is a Commodity code that does not align closely with recent state and local procurement activity. The opportunities posted under this code center on jet fuel supply and delivery, aircraft maintenance services, and helicopter engine support rather than instrument repair work. Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners issued two parallel IFB solicitations in September and October 2026 for Jet "A" fuel purchase, transport, and delivery under term contracts (IFB68026059BB2 and IFB68026059BB3, responses due November 5, 2026), structured to support fleet operations with local preference and small business enterprise participation requirements. The City of Waco issued an RFP (RFP2026055, due October 20, 2026) for on-call maintenance, repairs, and inspection services covering baggage handling systems and passenger boarding bridges at Waco Regional Airport, a scope unrelated to fixed-wing instrument repair. The Illinois Department of Transportation posted a rebid IFB (B-52781, due August 27, 2026) for aircraft and airframe maintenance and repair services across multiple line items, including avionics and instruments work on Beechcraft King Air 350 and Cessna airframes. The City of Tampa Police Department Aviation Division issued an ITB (26P00177, due April 20, 2026) for Rolls-Royce helicopter engine support services covering engine overhaul, repair, and parts supply valued at approximately $275,000 annually.

The issuing bodies reflect mixed state and local procurement interest: state departments (Illinois DOT, Texas A&M University System, Nevada Division of Forestry, Michigan DNR, Texas TPWD), county governments (Palm Beach County), cities (Waco, Tampa, Tucson), and specialized agencies (New Jersey State Police Aviation Bureau). Geographically, the recent activity concentrates in Florida (Palm Beach County), Texas (Waco, Tucson, TPWD, TxDOT), Illinois (IDOT), Michigan (DNR), Georgia (Middle Georgia State University), New Jersey, and Nevada. The opportunities mix fuel supply (Palm Beach, Tucson), complete airframe and engine maintenance (Illinois, New Jersey, Texas A&M, TPWD, Tampa), and specialized systems work (Waco baggage handling and boarding bridges). The code's nominal scope—fixed-wing instrument repair—appears in only one recent solicitation (IDOT's line items for avionics and instruments), suggesting limited alignment between the commodity code and what state and local agencies are actually procuring under it.