UNSPSC 78181903: Rotary wing aircraft third party reimbursement

A service of rotary wing aircraft repayment of what is spent, to reimburse is to repay what is expended, restoration of an equivalent for something paid or expended third parties.

UNSPSC 78181903 Rotary wing aircraft third party reimbursement (Commodity) shows minimal activity aligned with its nominal scope—the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code involve surplus vehicle and equipment auctions, confiscated firearms sales, and a rotary-wing aircraft procurement by South Dakota Highway Patrol, but none represent reimbursement arrangements for third-party helicopter operations. The South Dakota Highway Patrol RFP for a Kodiak 100 Series III aircraft solution, posted July 9, 2026 with proposals due July 20, 2026, is the only posting that touches rotary-wing aircraft directly, though it frames the work as acquisition and integration rather than third-party reimbursement. Issuing bodies posting under this code span state departments (South Dakota Highway Patrol), city government (City of Tampa Logistics and Asset Management Department), and consolidated city-county government (Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department), though the activity is sparse and the code classification appears to be a categorization mismatch rather than accurate taxonomy placement for the actual work being solicited.

Recent opportunities show little coherence around a third-party reimbursement model for helicopter services. The South Dakota procurement seeks proposals for aircraft platform acquisition, mission equipment installation and integration, training, and warranty support—a full turnkey public safety aviation solution rather than cost-sharing or reimbursement of existing helicopter operations. The Tampa and Columbus solicitations address asset surplus management and firearms acquisition, respectively, and bear no relationship to the code's stated purpose. Geographically, the sparse activity spans South Dakota, Florida, and Georgia. No cooperative purchasing vehicles or set-aside programs beyond Tampa's Small Local Business Enterprise preference are evident in the recent postings. The code shows little relevant recent activity for state and local procurement of helicopter third-party reimbursement services.