UNSPSC 43201507: Daughterboards

A printed circuit board that plugs into another circuit board (usually the motherboard). A daughtercard is similar to an expansion board, but it accesses the motherboard components (memory and CPU) directly instead of sending data through the slower expansion bus. Processor cards belong to this catagory. Includes processor cards.

UNSPSC 43201507 Daughterboards is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure computer peripheral devices, accessories, and ancillary hardware that extend or enhance computing system functionality. Recent solicitation activity under this code, however, shows little direct daughterboard procurement; the Texas Department of Information Resources posted a master RFO for Apple Branded Products and Related Services (DIR-CPO-TMP-561, responses due November 19, 2021) that spans desktop computers, laptops, tablets, peripheral devices, accessories, software, and value-added services including installation, warranty, maintenance, and training. The scope encompasses third-party products that enhance Apple device functionality at DIR's discretion, suggesting daughterboards and similar expansion hardware may be included as part of broader Apple ecosystem purchasing rather than as standalone line items. Issuing bodies under this code include state procurement offices such as Texas DIR, which acts as a centralized cooperative purchasing vehicle for state agencies, local governments, institutions of higher education, and other authorized entities within the state system.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, where DIR's Apple contract vehicle reported combined statewide sales of $949.35 million across fiscal years 2018–2021, demonstrating material procurement volume. The DIR-CPO-TMP-561 RFO was the primary recent opportunity identified; it anticipated a two-year contract term with three optional automatic one-year renewals and encouraged volume pricing and Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) participation with a 21.1 percent HUB subcontracting goal. Vendors responding to the DIR solicitation were required to submit VPAT accessibility documentation, HUB Subcontracting Plans, pricing sheets reflecting a 0.75 percent DIR administrative fee, and signed letters of manufacturer authorization. The source supports no additional recent daughterboard-specific or multistate solicitations, suggesting this Commodity code sees limited standalone procurement activity in current state and local notices.