UNSPSC 43201415: Subscriber identity module SIM card

A smart card that stores data for cellular telephone subscribers. The SIM holds personal identity information, cell phone number, phone book, text messages and other data. It can be thought of as a mini hard disk that automatically activates the phone into which it is inserted.

UNSPSC 43201415 Subscriber identity module SIM card is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification in recent solicitations. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span network infrastructure, switching equipment, wireless access points, cabling, firewall appliances, and traffic management systems — none of which involve SIM cards or wireless cellular services at the subscriber level. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and recent procurement activity suggests this code sees little relevant state and local procurement momentum, or the tagging of opportunities to it has become inconsistent with actual purchasing patterns.

State and local issuing bodies posting under this code include school districts (Tacoma School District, Bibb County Public Schools, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Houston County School District, Grosse Pointe Public Schools, Gwinnett County Public Schools), county governments and special districts (Broward County, Seminole County, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Jackson County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), cities (Long Beach, Palo Alto, Philadelphia, Meriden), and regional cooperatives (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative). The geographic spread includes California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Washington — a broad national distribution with particular density in the Southeast. Representative recent opportunities include Wake County's ITB for Cisco equipment (July 10, 2026 response date), Jackson County Board of Commissioners' RFP for Cisco network switching and routing infrastructure (July 2, 2026 response date), Bibb County School District's RFP for switch upgrades with E-Rate funding (March 2, 2026 response date), and Broward County's ITB for adaptive traffic control and fiber optics systems (March 9, 2026 response date). The actual procurement volume under this code tilts heavily toward education technology infrastructure, traffic management systems, and enterprise network modernization funded through E-Rate programs or county/city capital budgets rather than cellular or mobile subscriber services.