UNSPSC 81103009: Anchor handling services

The provision of marine vessels and services to support activities relating to the towing, securing, and use of anchors.

UNSPSC 81103009 Anchor handling services is a Commodity code. The recent state and local activity tagged to this code shows a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being solicited. Of the three recent opportunities posted under this code, only one—the Volusia County artificial reef deployment—involves marine vessel work aligned with anchor handling. The other two opportunities (Broward County's RFI for Mobil lubricants for port cranes and DeKalb County's tennis center IT infrastructure reconstruction) fall outside the anchor handling and marine towing service domain entirely. The one relevant solicitation involves ocean-going tugboat and barge deployment for artificial reef material transport, with loading, positioning, and unloading of materials at GPS-designated offshore locations in water depths from 50 to 130 feet.

The recent posting from Volusia County, Florida—ITB 26-B-127JS, due November 5, 2026—is the primary market signal under this code. Volusia County's Coastal Division operates 18 permitted artificial reef sites and over 160 individual reefs positioned 1 to 33 miles offshore. The contractor must provide ocean-going tugs, ABS-rated deck barges with minimum 500-ton capacity, loading equipment, and manpower to deploy reef materials; pricing is submitted as a lump sum per 300-ton load, with a three-year initial term and two optional one-year renewals. The contract includes a local preference of up to three percent for bidders with documented permanent locations in Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, or Volusia County for at least six months prior to closing. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for October 8, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. via Microsoft Teams, and questions are due October 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. The code shows limited recent activity aligned with marine anchor handling and towing services; most state and local procurement under this category number appears to be misclassified.