UNSPSC 43191507: Special purpose telephones

Special purpose telephones include equipment designed for the visually or hearing impaired and/or phones that have special properties such as explosion proof.

UNSPSC 43191507 Special purpose telephones is a Commodity code that covers rugged two-way communications equipment and related services purchased by law enforcement, emergency response, and public safety agencies. Recent solicitations show the code applied to throw phones—specialized tactical communications platforms with integrated video recording, GPS tracking, weather-resistant construction to MIL-STD-810G and IP67 standards, rechargeable batteries rated for 12+ hours, and multilingual capabilities—deployed by sheriff's special operations divisions during crisis negotiation and emergency response. The code also appears tagged to remote interpreting services, audiovisual accessibility services, and special education catalog procurements, which fall outside the nominal scope of special purpose telephones and do not represent accurate application of the code.

Activity concentrates in California and Florida, with a recent IFB from the County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner (Tustin, California) soliciting throw phones and related maintenance services including the CINT Commander II platform and 836 Tactical Video Phone systems with firm fixed-price initial three-year contract terms and one-year renewal options, due electronically by February 27, 2026 at 4:00 p.m., structured to offer five percent evaluation preference for Orange County Local Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise vendors, and eight percent for dual certification. A broader cooperative procurement through Sourcewell (State of Minnesota local government unit) issued RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment on June 12, 2026 due June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time, accessible only through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov, intended to establish contracting solutions available to thousands of governmental agencies across the United States and Canada. Issuing bodies mixing county sheriffs with regional cooperative purchasing vehicles indicate primary activity in emergency services and public safety procurement. The County of Santa Clara Sheriff's Office issued a narrower RFQ for Motorola radios and accessories in June 2026, suggesting radio and communications accessory procurement remains routine within the code's issuing-body ecosystem.