UNSPSC 43191514: Satellite phone

A type of mobile phone that communicates directly with orbiting communications satellites.

UNSPSC 43191514 Satellite phone is a Commodity code that covers procurement of satellite phone devices and services—including handsets, push-to-talk functionality, network access, and related accessories—by state and local public-safety agencies seeking reliable communications independent of terrestrial networks. State and local governments buy under this code primarily to equip emergency responders, state police, and corrections agencies with satellite communications that maintain operability during public-network congestion or infrastructure failure. The issuing bodies are predominantly state departments (state police, juvenile justice, innovation and technology) and county commissions (board of county commissioners), each procuring either sole-source service through established satellite-network providers or competitive equipment and service packages restricted to small-business vendors.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Illinois. The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice issued a sole-source procurement (SS16094, due June 17, 2026) for access to FloridaSatNet, an interoperable push-to-talk satellite network managed exclusively by SkyBase Communications, with an estimated contract value of $100,000 and a one-year term beginning July 1, 2026. Collier County Board of County Commissioners posted a notice of intent to single-source SkyBase Communications (PUR19625, due July 22, 2026) for Iridium phones with push-to-talk capability on the same FloridaSatNet, with a five-year contract term from July 23, 2026 through July 22, 2031. The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology has issued two overlapping small-business set-aside solicitations (26448DOITTELECB52284, due May 19, 2026, and 27448DOITAPP44B52929, due June 17, 2026) for satellite phone service and equipment for the Illinois State Police, each requiring compliance with 34 distinct Illinois Standard Certifications and NIST security baselines; the second solicitation is a rebid with changes to quantities and service terms.