UNSPSC 43191616: Centrex phone console

Abbreviation for 'central office exchange' service, a type of PBX service in which switching occurs at a local telephone station instead of at the company premises. Typically, the telephone company owns and manages all the communications equipment necessary to implement the PBX and then sells various services to the operating company.

UNSPSC 43191616 Centrex phone console (Commodity) covers telephone equipment and communications hardware that state and local governments procure to support administrative and operational communications. Recent opportunities show the code encompasses traditional analog phones, prepaid cellular devices, headsets and accessories, and enterprise communications systems including Avaya platforms, though the actual work being solicited diverges significantly from the narrow "Centrex phone console" descriptor. State agencies, county governments, and cities are the primary issuing bodies; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the City of Philadelphia appear repeatedly in recent activity. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted at least three analog phone or communications equipment solicitations between May and August 2026, while Philadelphia issued separate RFQs for prepaid cellphones and NetGear port equipment. Broward County, Washington State Technology Solutions, South Dakota, and Mississippi have also solicited communications infrastructure and accessories under related specifications during the same period.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Washington, Florida, South Dakota, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited analog phones (IFB IW259396, due August 13, 2026) and a related variant (IW259396A, due August 18, 2026); the City of Philadelphia issued an RFQ for prepaid cellphones and prepaid cards (B2727766, due August 31, 2026) and a requirements contract for NetGear Port equipment (B2727613, valued at $45,000 or less, due July 27, 2026). Washington State Technology Solutions posted RFQQ 26-RFQQ-004 to establish a statewide contract for Avaya hardware, software, maintenance, and services with a five-year estimated maintenance value of $1.303 million (due August 6, 2026), and Broward County solicited Plantronics and JPL headsets and accessories for its 911 and Regional Communications Technology office (GEN2132410B1, due July 17, 2026). The State of South Dakota posted IFB 26IFB19766 for annual telephone equipment and supplies (due August 3, 2026). Opportunities reflect procurement of both capital equipment and recurring supplies, with multi-year contracts common for enterprise systems and maintenance.