UNSPSC 78181844: Aircraft fixed wing standing charge

Standing charges a fixed amount of money that you pay for being provided with a service of fixed wing aircraft charges.

UNSPSC 78181844 Aircraft fixed wing standing charge is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurements for fixed-wing aircraft acquisition, mission equipment, installation, integration, and related support services. State and local governments buying under this code are acquiring aircraft platforms themselves, ancillary mission systems (surveillance, avionics, communications), and turnkey integration of those systems into flight-ready configurations, often bundled with training, warranty, and long-term support obligations. Issuing bodies include state law-enforcement agencies (such as highway patrols procuring special-mission platforms for traffic enforcement, criminal interdiction, search and rescue, and wildland fire reconnaissance) and airport authorities managing ground equipment and operations. The South Dakota Highway Patrol's July 2026 RFP for a Kodiak 100 Series III aircraft with mission-equipment integration (26RFP19842, due July 20, 2026) exemplifies the scope: vendors may propose the aircraft alone, mission equipment and installation services alone, or a fully integrated turnkey solution, with cost proposals itemized across acquisition, delivery, equipment, installation labor, FAA approvals, engineering, testing, training, and warranty. Proposals must address operational requirements spanning law enforcement, search and rescue, disaster response, and homeland security.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Upper Midwest and Southeast. South Dakota's Highway Patrol and Okaloosa County, Florida (via the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport) issued the two most recent opportunities. The Okaloosa County procurement, posted March 2026 (ITBAP3026, due February 25, 2026), departs from aircraft acquisition and instead solicits mobile, adjustable aircraft boarding ramps for regional and narrow-body aircraft, with electric drivetrains, weather protection, and FAA/OSHA compliance — a ground-support application tangentially related to the code's nominal scope. The South Dakota RFP remains the clearest recent signal of state-local activity in fixed-wing aircraft procurement itself.