UNSPSC 78181912: Rotary wing aircraft hourly engineering maintenance

A service covers scheduled and unscheduled maintenance support and services for various rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. By providing laboratory and test equipment, vehicles, facility and hangar equipment, air worthiness inspections, and information technology systems, management, certified labor, crew members, and pilots to perform inspections, maintenance, modifications, overhauls, transportation, testing, parts/components manufacturing and material acquisition and accountability, efficient aircraft maintenance & logistics and procurement and training service.

UNSPSC 78181912 Rotary wing aircraft hourly engineering maintenance (Commodity) describes hands-on overhaul, repair, and scheduled maintenance services for helicopter engines, rotor systems, and airframes billed on an hourly labor-rate basis, as state and local governments currently procure them. Recent solicitations show state transportation departments, university aviation programs, and municipal police departments sourcing comprehensive engine support, blade overhaul, avionics integration, and field repair services for active helicopter fleets operated by law enforcement and transportation divisions. The work spans in-plant labor, field service response, module and component overhaul, parts supply with manufacturer warranties, and loaner equipment provision when warranty repairs extend beyond defined windows. Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation (Texas Department of Transportation, Illinois Department of Transportation), state university aviation programs (Middle Georgia State University, Texas A&M University System), municipal police departments (City of Tampa Police Department, City of Tucson Police Department), and state natural resources agencies (Michigan Department of Natural Resources). Texas appears as a repeat buyer, with TxDOT soliciting main rotor blade overhaul, aircraft maintenance across six regional hubs, and Rolls-Royce engine support, while Illinois Department of Transportation seeks Beechcraft and Cessna airframe and avionics repairs on an as-needed basis.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Michigan, Georgia, Florida, and Illinois. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued an RFP for Wescam MX-10 surveillance camera system maintenance on an Airbus H125 helicopter with a June 1, 2026 anticipated award date, requiring FAA Approved Repair Station certification and 24/7 emergency support. The City of Tampa Police Department conducted an ITB for Rolls-Royce Model 250 series helicopter engine support (C20B, C20C, C47B, C30P variants) with sealed bids due April 20, 2026, at $275,000 estimated annual expenditure across one initial year and four optional one-year renewals totaling $562,000. The Illinois Department of Transportation posted a rebid IFB on May 6, 2026, for aircraft and airframe maintenance on Beechcraft King Air 350 and Cessna airframes with bids due May 21, 2026, anticipating multiple awards grouped by aircraft type and service category with initial contract term of 24 months and maximum total term of ten years. Texas A&M University System issued RFP SAIR-26-287 on July 16, 2026, for scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance on three aircraft (two Beechcraft King Air variants, one Cessna Citation XLS) across the continental United States, with proposals due August 14, 2026, under a three-year initial term plus one optional three-year extension.