UNSPSC 78182001: Inland water vessel salvage and refloating service

UNSPSC 78182001 Inland water vessel salvage and refloating service, a Commodity code, covers marine vessel maintenance, repair, haul-out services, and specialized equipment servicing for state and local government waterborne assets—work that state and local jurisdictions assign to qualified marine contractors capable of executing on-site or in-yard work on patrol boats, research vessels, fire-rescue vessels, and marina infrastructure. State and local governments procuring under this code include state university systems, county fire-rescue services, county marine authorities and parks departments, and county sheriff's offices. The scope spans routine preventive maintenance and emergency repairs (mechanical systems, propulsion, electrical, hull structural work, corrosion control, paint and protective coatings), specialized haul-out and dry-dock services, and facility-level refurbishment of maritime infrastructure such as docks and boardwalks. Respondents must hold current marine contractor or general contractor licensure, demonstrate multi-year documented experience with comparable marine projects, and carry appropriate marine liability and workers' compensation insurance. Many procurements require fixed pricing for scheduled maintenance categories and separate hourly rates for diagnostic and emergency labor, with parts and materials billed separately or included in fixed-price service bundles depending on contract structure.

Recent activity spans Florida, Georgia, and California. The University of Georgia Board of Regents posted an RFQ (51800ERFQ0020472027) due November 11, 2026, for haul-out maintenance and repair of the R/V Savannah in Savannah, Georgia, with a mandatory site visit on October 26 limited to four representatives per firm. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue announced a sole-source procurement (SS2600396) to Land's End Marina of Tampa LLC for routine and on-site maintenance of its Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) maritime vessel at an estimated value of $24,800 for one year. The Pinellas County School District solicited sealed bids (26CD013) for dock and boardwalk repairs at Madeira Beach Fundamental K-8 School, including a 26' x 40' dock replacement and 125 linear feet of boardwalk reconstruction, with an estimated contract value of approximately $462,745.00 and bids due April 20, 2026 (now past). The County of Ventura, California, issued RFP 6229 for Sheriff's Boat 1 maintenance services covering a SAFEBoat patrol vessel with three Mercury 300 horsepower outboard motors, with proposals due June 15, 2026, and evaluation and award anticipated in July 2026. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission posted a multi-award RFP (RFP16078) for recovery, removal, and disposal of derelict, at-risk, migrant, and vessel turn-in program vessels statewide across six designated regions, with sealed responses due July 21, 2026, and an initial contract term running September 15, 2026, through September 14, 2027.