UNSPSC 32121502: Variable capacitors or varactors

UNSPSC 32121502 Variable capacitors or varactors is a Commodity code that, in recent state and local procurement activity, does not reflect purchases of discrete electronic components matching the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged with this code show a marked disconnect: the six most recent state and local solicitations involve elevator and escalator maintenance, cold patch asphalt material, water treatment facility solenoids, metal halide ballasts and lighting capacitors for parks facilities, Schneider brand electrical switchgear and control components, and electric protective devices such as network protectors and arc flash reduction systems. One opportunity does name capacitors—Gwinnett County, Georgia's annual contract for approximately 200 units of Aerovox Z74S5232NN capacitors or equivalent for metal halide ballast fixtures in Parks and Recreation facilities—but this represents a specific, functional component integrated into outdoor lighting control systems rather than discrete variable capacitors or varactors in the classic semiconductor sense. Issuing bodies include county governments (Gwinnett County, Hillsborough County, Orange County), cities (Arlington, Tampa, Austin, Gainesville), and regional cooperatives (Sourcewell on behalf of Washington state municipalities and school districts), with no standout repeat buyers apparent in the recent block.

Geographic activity centers on Texas (Arlington, Fort Worth, Austin, Gainesville), Florida (Tampa, Hillsborough County, Orange County), and Georgia (Gwinnett County), with secondary activity in California (San Mateo County) and multistate cooperative procurement through Sourcewell. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Department's RFQ for approximately 200 units annually each of 1500W metal halide ballasts and capacitors (posted June 2, 2026, due June 12, 2026); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for ongoing Schneider brand electrical components totaling an estimated $519,787.19 over two years (posted May 27, 2026, due June 18, 2026); and the City of Austin Energy's IFB for electric protective devices including network protectors, relay stack lights, and current-limiting fuses on an annual basis (posted February 16, 2026, due March 24, 2026). The code shows sparse recent activity aligned with variable capacitors or varactors as discrete products; pursuit is not recommended unless your firm supplies integrated lighting control or switchgear components where capacitors are a specified subcomponent.