UNSPSC 43201410: Switch ports or cards

A specific line into a switch, specified by shelf, slot, and port within that slot.

UNSPSC 43201410 Switch ports or cards is a Commodity code that captures state and local purchases of networking switching hardware—primarily managed switches, edge switches, core switches, and related optics, transceivers, and mounting components—that form the backbone of data center and campus network infrastructure. Recent solicitations show governments buying both new enterprise-class equipment (Cisco Catalyst series, Moxa managed field switches, Nutanix hyperconverged systems) and used or refurbished networking inventory through cooperative purchasing agreements. Issuing bodies span counties (Gwinnett County, Georgia; Chatham County, Georgia; Jackson County, Georgia; Broward County, Florida; Seminole County, Florida; Bergen County, New Jersey; Orange County, Florida; Pinellas County, Florida; Wake County, North Carolina; San Mateo County, California), cities (Atlanta, Ocala, Philadelphia, Palo Alto, Eugene, Orlando), school districts (Garland Independent School District in Texas; Bergen Community College in New Jersey; Northside Independent School District in Texas), special-purpose authorities (Atlanta Beltline), and state agencies (State of Texas, State of California, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Information Resources). The activity is geographically dispersed across the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, South Carolina), Mid-Atlantic and Northeast (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina), Texas, and West Coast (Oregon, California), with no single region dominating recent solicitation volume.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the breadth of buying patterns. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted IFB PE77023NONST2027000000788 on October 14, 2026, seeking sealed bids for file servers and peripheral equipment including network cards on an annual contract with response due October 29, 2026, requiring bidders to be authorized HP resellers with five years of mid-to-large company or government experience and maintain support availability Monday–Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Jackson County Board of Commissioners in Georgia posted RFP PE67800NONST2026000000046 on June 9, 2026, requesting proposals for replacement of Cisco network switching and routing equipment with current-generation Catalyst 9300 series switches and ASR routers plus professional services, with proposals due July 2, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. and a mandatory pre-proposal conference June 18, 2026, targeting authorized Cisco partners with minimum five customer references serving government and large enterprise. The City of Palo Alto Office of Transportation posted RFQ 194354 on April 27, 2026, for approximately 105 network edge switches, 4 core switches, and 212 fiber transceivers to replace twelve-year-old traffic signal communication equipment, with quotes due May 20, 2026 at 3 p.m., restricted to EtherWAN manufacturing specifications. Texas Department of Transportation posted RFO 601440000051789 on August 19, 2026, for fully equipped remote network control units with cellular backup from WTI or approved equals in five 20-unit line items, bids due August 26, 2026 at 3 p.m. Central Time. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas posted a catalog discount bid for network systems and supplies (NET2628) on June 15, 2026, with proposals due July 28, 2026, covering $12.011 million in estimated total expenditures across a two-year term commencing August 20, 2026—a re-bid with 31 previous awards indicating sustained demand for this commodity through cooperative vehicles. Activity under the code remains steady and geographically distributed across multiple issuing-body types; purchases are driven by infrastructure refresh cycles (replacing end-of-life equipment), system upgrades to support emerging standards (Wi-Fi 7, SD-WAN capabilities), and recurring maintenance and inventory needs at large government and education facilities.