UNSPSC 43191515: Speaker phone

A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker provided separately from those in the handset, thus enabling group conversation.

UNSPSC 43191515 Speaker phone, a Commodity code, nominally describes voice communication devices, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal alignment with the product category—instead, the posted opportunities reflect telephone answering and dispatch services, and network systems and supplies procurement through cooperative purchasing vehicles. The scope of work actually being solicited includes 24-hour call answering and dispatch for utility departments, with capabilities such as call recording, bilingual support, simultaneous call handling, and emergency response protocols, alongside broader network systems and supplies catalogs made available through cooperative purchasing agreements. Issuing bodies under this code include county commissions and purchasing cooperatives serving multiple school districts and municipalities; Collier County Board of County Commissioners and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative are the identified recent solicitors.

Geographic activity centers on Florida (Collier County) and Texas (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, serving districts in the north-central region). Collier County's ITB 26-8670 for answering and dispatch services, posted July 13, 2026 with bids due August 13, 2026, carries a local-vendor preference under County Procurement Ordinance Section Sixteen and carries historical annual spending of approximately $60,000; the three-year contract term with optional two-year renewal, $5,000 base monthly call volume, and 5% bid bond requirement indicate a structured service arrangement. Region 7's earlier RFP for Network Systems & Supplies (NET2223), with an estimated value of $6,437,531 and a contract term of August 18, 2022 through August 18, 2023, reflects the cooperative purchasing model. The substantial discrepancy between the code's nominal product category and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding or that this Commodity code captures a wider scope than its name indicates in state and local practice.