UNSPSC 39121036: Radio frequency RF transformer

A transformer designed to transfer radio frequency energy from one circuit to another by means of a magnetic field. This differs from a power transformer.

UNSPSC 39121036 Radio frequency RF transformer, a Commodity code, describes equipment and components for portable and mobile radio systems, emergency responder communications infrastructure, and public safety two-way radio networks that state and local governments procure to replace, upgrade, and maintain existing fleet and facility radio systems. State and local procurement activity under this code spans counties, cities, school districts, state agencies, housing authorities, and special-purpose districts, with Illinois (through its Chief Procurement Office cooperative purchasing vehicles), Florida, California, and Georgia appearing as repeat buyers seeking radio parts, accessories, transformers, and related RF components for law enforcement, emergency services, transportation, and detention facilities. The work being solicited includes portable and mobile radio equipment, integrated communications systems for emergency responder and public safety operations, RF coverage enhancement and testing services, SCBA integrated communications masks with wireless capability, and maintenance and repair of existing VHF and digital radio systems. Illinois Chief Procurement Office extended Joint Purchase Master Contracts for radio parts and accessories (Change Order Notices B-53145 and B-53148, posted July 16, 2026, extending through October 31, 2026) serve as the primary cooperative purchasing vehicle offering radio components to government units statewide; Broward County's IFB for Plantronics and JPL headsets and accessories (GEN2132410B1, due July 17, 2026) establishes an open-end indefinite-quantity contract with SBE and CBE local-preference consideration; and Palm Beach County's sealed-bid IFB for two-way radios, OEM equipment, supplies, parts, and accessories (IFB #26-013R/JS, due August 14, 2026) applies 5% local preference for Palm Beach County businesses and 5% Glades local preference, with SBD program requirements for subcontractor participation.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Broward County, Palm Beach County, Polk County schools, State of Florida RFI), Illinois (statewide cooperative purchasing through CMS), and the Southwest (Arizona, with City of Phoenix issuing two IFBs for in-building RF coverage and ERRCS services—IFB-26-0148 due April 30, 2026 and IFB-26-0355 due July 10, 2026, both five-year terms under DBE-N regulations). Additional recent opportunities span Ohio (state procurement for SCBA CBRN masks with bone-conduction communications, Event #6902 due March 17, 2026; Cuyahoga County procurement 6973 due April 22, 2026), California (Santa Clara County RFQ for Motorola radios for Sheriff's Office, due June 17, 2026; Housing Authority of Alameda ITB for wide-area two-way radio network services with 14 handheld radios, $50,000 maximum, due July 10, 2026), Missouri (Rockwood School District R-VI RFP for bus radios and related fleet equipment, due April 29, 2026), Oregon (Department of State Fire Marshal RFQ for single-band portable P25 radios via cooperative purchasing vehicle, due June 12, 2026), and Georgia (Morgan County RFP for VHF radio system maintenance and repairs, due March 6, 2026). Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative, issued RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment accessible to thousands of governmental entities nationwide (due June 16, 2026). The code shows active procurement demand across emergency services, public safety communications, school transportation, detention operations, and regional disaster-response infrastructure, with contract extensions and new competitive solicitations indicating sustained replacement and upgrade activity.