UNSPSC 43191606: Phone handsets

The hand held part of the telephone. Consists of a receiver and transmitter at the ends of a common handle and is connected to the telephone handset mounting. The combined hand held unit of microphone and ear piece of a standard telephone instrument.

UNSPSC 43191606 Phone handsets is a Commodity code covering voice communication devices and related accessories that state and local governments procure for contact centers, public safety operations, and general office use. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies acquiring both hardset desktop and mobile headset equipment—including monaural and binaural units with noise-canceling capability, adapter cables, wireless push-to-talk devices, and replacement cushions—primarily for 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), regional communications offices, and agency-wide deployment. Issuing bodies span county purchasing offices, state information technology departments, school districts, and municipal governments, with no single repeat buyer dominating the recent activity block.

Broward County, Florida issued the most recent and detailed solicitation on July 2, 2026 (GEN2132410B1), requesting bids for Plantronics and JPL headsets and accessories under an open-end indefinite-quantity contract serving ORCAT and county PSAPs, with bids due July 17, 2026; the South Dakota Office of Procurement Management posted an IFB on July 1, 2026 for an annual statewide telephone equipment and supplies contract with an August 3, 2026 response date; and the District of Columbia School System issued an RFQ on March 18, 2026 (DOC819898) for headsets and adapters restricted to pre-qualified DCSS IT equipment vendors, due March 23, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, the District of Columbia, South Dakota, Texas, Mississippi, and North Carolina across the last four months, with school districts and county emergency services appearing as steady buyers alongside state-level telecom modernization efforts, though Mississippi's recent Avaya RFPs (posted March 5 and May 27, 2026) target broader communications platforms rather than handsets per se.