UNSPSC 43191605: Phone handset cords

Cord that goes between your phone and the handset. Also known as curly cord used to connect a handset with the telephone.

UNSPSC 43191605 Phone handset cords is a Commodity code that captures a narrow product line — telephone handsets, cords, and related connectivity accessories — but the recent state and local solicitation activity tagged under this code shows substantial scope drift. The actual purchases being solicited under the code span prepaid cellphones and prepaid cards, analog telephone systems, Avaya enterprise communication platforms with multiline equipment and messaging services, Plantronics and JPL headsets with noise-canceling configurations, and NetGear networking equipment. This mismatch suggests that issuing bodies are applying the code to a much broader range of telecommunications hardware and services than the nominal code definition implies. State and local buyers include mid-sized cities (Philadelphia), large counties (Broward County, Florida), state departments of criminal justice and information technology services, and specialized state technology procurement offices. Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Washington State Technology Solutions appear repeatedly in recent activity, indicating concentrated repeat procurement from correction and state IT consolidation functions.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, South Carolina, Florida, Washington, Mississippi, and South Dakota, with the most recent opportunities posted between May and August 2026. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Philadelphia RFQ B2727766 for prepaid cellphones and prepaid cards (due August 31, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW259396 for analog phones (due August 13, 2026), Broward County's IFB GEN2132410B1 for Plantronics and JPL headsets and accessories under an open-end indefinite-quantity contract (due July 17, 2026), and Washington State Technology Solutions RFQQ 26-RFQQ-004 establishing a statewide contract for Avaya hardware, software, and maintenance with an estimated five-year maintenance cost of $1.303 million (due August 6, 2026). The code shows consistent activity but lacks purchasing volume, contract term, or set-aside preference detail in most notices; Broward County's solicitation explicitly applies SBE and CBE preference consideration and local-vendor tiebreaker provisions under Broward County Code.