UNSPSC 78181833: Aircraft fixed wing external door repair

Services related to the maintenance of and repairs to the aircraft external doors

UNSPSC 78181833 Aircraft fixed wing external door repair, a Commodity code, encompasses sealed-door and hatch systems on fixed-wing aircraft; state and local governments procuring under it seek external-door component replacement, seal assembly repair, weatherstripping installation, and structural corrosion treatment on single and twin-engine aircraft operated by university aviation programs, state departments of transportation, and law enforcement divisions. Recent solicitations show state colleges, state transportation departments, and municipal police departments as the primary issuing bodies, with substantial airframe-maintenance contracts embedding this work as subordinate line items within broader aircraft-maintenance scopes rather than as standalone door-repair procurements.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Michigan, Illinois, and Georgia, with recent representative opportunities including Texas A&M University System Office of Procurement and Business Services' RFP SAIR-26-287 for aircraft maintenance services covering three fixed-wing aircraft (a 2007 Cessna Citation XLS and two Beechcraft King Airs) with scheduled and unscheduled repairs throughout the continental United States, response due August 14, 2026; the Illinois Department of Transportation's IFB 26-494DOT-FINAD-B-52004 for aircraft and airframe maintenance and repair services covering Beechcraft King Air 350 and Cessna piston airframes across 16 line items, response due May 21, 2026; and Middle Georgia State University's eRFQ for aircraft avionics repair services supporting 53 aircraft and helicopters, response due March 23, 2026. Texas Department of Transportation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have also issued separate RFPs for maintenance and repair services on Cessna and Airbus rotorcraft. Vendors pursuing this code should note that external-door repair typically appears as bundled maintenance work within larger aircraft-service contracts rather than as discrete procurement line items; successful capture requires FAA Certified Repair Station status, proven airframe-maintenance experience, and demonstrated logistics capabilities to support aircraft return-to-service timelines of 30 to 45 calendar days.