UNSPSC 92101902: Ambulance services

UNSPSC 92101902 Ambulance services is a Commodity code that encompasses emergency medical transport, scheduled non-emergency medical transfers, specialty and critical-care transport, interfacility transfers, and EMS personnel staffing at fixed sites such as jails, state facilities, and universities. State and local governments procure these services through health departments, county sheriffs' offices, state health and human services agencies, county health systems, fire rescue departments, and transit authorities serving senior populations and Medicaid beneficiaries. Recent solicitations span emergency critical-care partnerships with teaching hospitals, 24/7 EMT staffing at correctional facilities, non-emergency medical transportation for state Medicaid programs, occupational wellness examinations for fire rescue personnel, and senior transportation with wheelchair-accessible vehicles. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office sought 24/7 EMT staffing for the county jail (RFP31726, due October 26, 2026), requiring current Colorado EMT and CPR certification, jail security clearance, and Qualified Medication Administration Person certification when needed; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission bid non-emergency ambulance services for El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017827, due September 1, 2026) for routine patient transfers and dialysis appointments Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a three-year contract term and historical annual spending of $24,000. University Medical Center of El Paso requested proposals for hospital-based ECMO, specialty care, and critical-care transport partnerships serving El Paso County and surrounding West Texas and southeastern New Mexico (RFP, due October 27, 2026), emphasizing financial sustainability and regional expansion capacity.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (El Paso region, multiple state agencies), Colorado (Boulder County), Maryland (Queen Anne's County), Georgia (Clayton County), Illinois (Medicaid non-emergency transport), and Florida (Seminole County, Hillsborough County, plus the University of Texas at San Antonio). County health departments and state health agencies dominate the issuing-body mix, with fire rescue, university, and sheriff's office procurement also present. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services executed a sole-source change order to First Transit, Inc. for the Non-Emergency Transportation Services Approval Program (NETSPAP) worth $36.5 million (comprising $11.5 million for lodging, $6 million for meals, and $19.1 million for mileage reimbursement) to serve Medicaid beneficiaries statewide, effective November 1, 2026. Queen Anne's County solicited sealed bids for both ambulatory and wheelchair transportation (BPM057101, due June 2, 2026) and non-emergency ambulance transportation (BPM057096, due June 2, 2026) for Medical Assistance recipients, with contracts commencing July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Clayton County, Georgia issued an RFP for senior transportation services including non-emergency medical trips and fixed-route senior-center runs with wheelchair and bariatric wheelchair options (RFP #26-44, due May 29, 2026), requiring three years of transportation experience and multiple insurance coverages, with an initial one-year term and four automatic one-year renewal options. The City of Atlanta Department of Public Works and Fire Rescue sought qualified vendors for inspection, maintenance, diagnostic, repair, and 24/7 emergency support for ambulance and specialized EMS equipment fleets, including International Braun and Ford Transit ambulances and Polaris EMS UTVs (due May 29, 2026).