UNSPSC 43191510: Two way radios

Radios used for Family Radio Service (FRS), General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS), and Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS).

UNSPSC 43191510 Two way radios (Commodity) covers portable and mobile two-way radio systems and licensing infrastructure that state and local governments procure primarily to support transit operations, first-responder communications, law enforcement, and detention facility staffing. Recent solicitations show a strong concentration in Motorola APX N50 portable radios operating on 700/800 MHz frequencies with trunking, TDMA, and P25 authentication packages, alongside simulcast cell infrastructure components including D-Series Multicarrier Radios, site processors, network routers, power distribution systems, and associated licensing for ASTRO 25 FDMA and P25 Phase 2 TDMA operations. Issuing bodies span state transportation and information technology agencies, county sheriffs' offices, city finance and procurement departments, transit authorities, school districts, housing authorities, and special-purpose entities. Maryland Department of Information Technology and Maryland Transit Administration dominate the recent opportunity pipeline, issuing multiple secondary competitions under their Radio Communications 2018 Master Agreement that restrict bidding to pre-qualified Master Contractors, alongside parallel purchases of Motorola Unified Event Manager and Zonewatch Grid & Control licenses that support dispatch and coverage management.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Maryland, with six posted opportunities in the past four months spanning the MD FiRST statewide radio system (Barton and Burtonsville sites), Metro light-rail and train operations, and in-building coverage enhancement at the Cruise Maryland Terminal; secondary purchases by Maryland DOI for software licensing also populate the code. Beyond Maryland, opportunities include the City of Phoenix's five-year turnkey in-building radio frequency coverage contract (sealed IFB due July 10, 2026, DBE-N requirements), the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda's wide-area two-way radio network services for emergency response (ITB 2026ITBAHAAS001, due July 10, 2026, $50,000 maximum), Santa Clara County Sheriff's office RFQ for Motorola radios and accessories (due July 24, 2026), Illinois Department of Human Services' procurement of 42 hand-held radios for a detention facility (bids due May 6, 2026), and Chatham County, Georgia's purchase of Cradlepoint AVL systems for fire apparatus (due June 2, 2026). Maryland's restricted secondary competitions carry mandatory Motorola reseller authorization and Letter of Authorization from the manufacturer; most procurements require Mercury Affidavits and firm 90-day pricing validity, with no small-business set-asides or MBE goals in the recent Maryland activity.