UNSPSC 43191621: Handset adapters

UNSPSC 43191621 Handset adapters is a Commodity code describing plug adapters, Y adapters, four-wire and six-wire connectors, and related physical interconnect accessories that state and local governments procure to expand headset compatibility and functionality across their communication systems. Handset adapters appear in active procurement primarily through regional emergency-services and IT-equipment solicitations where agencies standardize on branded headset platforms—particularly Plantronics, JPL, and Avaya systems—and require adapters to integrate legacy or multi-platform equipment without wholesale system replacement. Issuing bodies span county public safety agencies (911 Public Safety Answering Points), state IT departments, school districts, and municipal procurement offices, with no dominant repeat buyer but notable activity among Florida school systems and Texas and South Dakota state agencies. The code sees concentrated use where agencies are consolidating communication infrastructure or refreshing standardized hardware inventories in compliance with vendor certification requirements.

Broward County, Florida issued the most recent and substantive opportunity: an open-end indefinite-quantity IFB (GEN2132410B1) due July 17, 2026, for Plantronics and JPL headsets and accessories serving the county's 911 PSAPs and other agencies, with required vendor authorization as certified Plantronics and JPL resellers and local-preference eligibility under Broward County Code. The scope explicitly includes monaural and binaural headsets with noise-canceling features, replacement ear cushions, four-wire and six-wire plug adapters, Y adapters for trainers, mute switches, and push-to-talk wireless devices. A second active opportunity under the code is South Dakota's annual telephone equipment and supplies contract (26IFB19766) due August 3, 2026, serving state locations statewide with F.O.B. destination pricing and compliance with corporate registration requirements. Additional recent activity appears in the District of Columbia School System's March 2026 RFQ for headsets and adapters restricted to pre-qualified DCSS IT Equipment Vendors. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, South Dakota, Mississippi, and Washington D.C., with limited signaling of sustained procurement volume in this commodity category outside emergency-services and school-system refresh cycles.