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, a Commodity code, captures network switching hardware that state and local governments procure to upgrade, expand, or replace aging data communications infrastructure across education, transportation, public safety, and administrative operations. State and local buyers are acquiring managed switches—Cisco Catalyst and Meraki platforms predominate—alongside edge and core switching equipment, fiber transceivers, power supplies, and installation labor in integrated packages that often bundle licensing, maintenance, and technical support. This code also covers specialized switches for traffic management systems, airport operations, and utility communications networks where reliability and standards compliance (NFPA, FDOT, MUTCD, E-Rate) drive procurement.

The issuing-body mix spans school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Houston County School District in Georgia, Tacoma School District No. 10, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Sarasota County School Board), county governments (Wake County, Jackson County in Georgia, Broward County, Seminole County), cities (Eugene, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Beach, Meriden, Palo Alto), and state agencies (California Department of Education, Texas DIR). School districts dominate activity, particularly for E-Rate–funded replacements of end-of-life equipment across multiple buildings. Representative recent solicitations include Wake County's IT Department requesting bids on Cisco equipment for the Sommerset 2 Building Site (IFB, due July 10, 2026), Jackson County Board of Commissioners in Georgia seeking replacement of Cisco network switching and routing equipment with professional services (RFP, due July 2, 2026 with mandatory pre-proposal conference June 18), Houston County School District issuing competitive sealed bids for network firewall equipment with Palo Alto Networks specifications (ITB, due March 4, 2026), and Hillsborough County Public Schools soliciting an Enterprise License Agreement for Cisco Meraki platform covering 5,842 MS300 licenses and 20,737 access-point licenses across a three-year term estimated at $10.3 million (ITB, due February 22, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Houston County, Jackson County, Gwinnett County, Bibb County, Sarasota County, Chatham County), Florida (Hillsborough, Broward, Seminole, Clay County), Texas (Houston, Hays CISD), North Carolina (Wake County), California (Palo Alto), and Washington (Tacoma), with scattered activity in Oregon, Connecticut, Michigan, and other states. Cooperative purchasing vehicles (NASPO, DIR-CPO, Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, H-GAC, Choice Partners, ESC regions) appear frequently as issuing pathways, enabling volume pricing and pre-vetted vendor relationships.