UNSPSC 43201413: Magnetic stripe card

A type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card. The magnetic stripe, sometimes called a magstripe, is read by physical contact and swiping past a reading head.

UNSPSC 43201413 Magnetic stripe card is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent procurement activity at the state and local level—the recent-opportunities block contains no solicitations for magnetic stripe cards themselves. The issuing bodies and geographic jurisdictions identified in recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code procurement involve network infrastructure, IT equipment, and telecommunications services (switching equipment, fiber hardware, wireless routers, firewalls, traffic management systems, and communication enhancement systems), which are functionally unrelated to magnetic stripe card procurement. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Garland Independent School District, the State of Texas, the City of Orlando, Bergen County and Bergen Community College, the Pinellas County School District, the City of Ocala, Chatham County Sheriff's Office, and Jackson County Board of Commissioners represent the mix of issuing bodies in the recent dataset, but none are procuring magnetic stripe cards.

State and local procurement under this code does not present current activity worthy of pursuit based on available recent opportunities. The code shows no substantive match between its nominal scope and recent state or local solicitations, suggesting either dormant demand, non-standard classification by procurement offices, or use of alternative UNSPSC codes for magnetic stripe card acquisitions.