UNSPSC 78181909: Rotary wing aircraft flight hours

A charge for rotary wing aircraft flight hour charge means the flight hour rate multiplied by the flight hours flown for each aircraft, aggregated across all aircraft.

UNSPSC 78181909 Rotary wing aircraft flight hours (Commodity) shows limited direct alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers rotary-wing aircraft flight-hour contracting, typically used when agencies buy helicopter time or related airborne services by the hour. Recent opportunities posted under this code span surplus asset auctions, firearm trades, and fixed-wing aircraft acquisition — none of which involve rotary-wing flight hour services or hour-based contracting. The mismatch suggests either mis-coding by issuing bodies or a code that captures specialized procurement infrequently posted under its nominal scope in the state and local market.

Among the three recent opportunities tagged to the code, the South Dakota Highway Patrol's July 2026 RFP for a Kodiak 100 Series III special mission aircraft (RFP 26RFP19842, proposals due July 20, 2026) comes closest to aviation asset procurement, though it covers fixed-wing acquisition and mission-equipment integration rather than flight-hour services. The remaining opportunities — the City of Tampa's October 2026 RFP for surplus vehicle auction management (26P00341, due November 9, 2026) and Columbus Consolidated Government's October 2026 bid for used firearm trades (PE70662NONST2027000000128, due October 14, 2026) — carry no operational connection to rotary-wing aircraft or flight-hour contracting. The code shows little relevant recent activity for firms pursuing state and local helicopter or rotary-wing flight-hour opportunities.