UNSPSC 78181905: Rotary wing aircraft miscellaneous charge

A miscellaneous charges also known as miscellaneous purpose document is an accountable IATA document, similar to an old-style airline ticket, used to process the payment of travel arrangements. They are issued by rotary wing aircraft but normally pay for services other than airfares.

UNSPSC 78181905 Rotary wing aircraft miscellaneous charge is a Commodity code capturing charges and fees ancillary to rotary wing aircraft operations, but state and local procurement activity under this code centers on turnkey aircraft solutions combining airframe acquisition, mission equipment installation, integration services, and long-term support for law enforcement and public safety operations. The South Dakota Highway Patrol's RFP for a complete public safety special mission aircraft solution—including Kodiak 100 Series III acquisition, mission equipment, installation labor, FAA approvals, engineering, testing, training, and warranty support—exemplifies the integrated service bundles state and local governments solicit under the code. Issuing bodies are predominantly state law enforcement and transportation agencies, with airport authorities also active in related airfield support procurement. The work spans aircraft platform selection, avionics and mission-equipment integration, regulatory approval navigation, technical training, and long-term maintenance and support commitments.

South Dakota and Florida account for the visible recent activity. The South Dakota Highway Patrol posted RFP 26RFP19842 on July 9, 2026, with proposals due July 20, 2026, for a fully integrated aircraft solution to support law enforcement, traffic enforcement, criminal interdiction, search and rescue, disaster response, wildland fire reconnaissance, and homeland security missions; the state requested itemized cost proposals broken down by aircraft purchase, delivery, mission equipment, installation labor, FAA approvals, engineering, testing, training, and warranty support, with no specified total budget. Okaloosa County, Florida issued ITB ITBAP3026 on March 18, 2026, due February 25, 2026, for two mobile adjustable aircraft boarding ramps for Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport accommodating regional jets through narrow-body mainline aircraft, with full electric drivetrains, FAA and OSHA compliance, and $5 million Airport Liability insurance required; the latter procurement, while tagged under this code, represents ground-support equipment rather than rotary wing aircraft operations per se and signals code-classification variation across jurisdictions.