UNSPSC 43201513: Motherboards

A motherboard is the physical component in a computer that contains the computer's basic circuitry and other components. On the typical motherboard, the circuitry is imprinted or affixed to the surface of a firm planar surface and usually manufactured in a single step.

UNSPSC 43201513 Motherboards is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity does not align with its nominal scope. The Texas Department of Information Resources posted a statewide cooperative purchasing opportunity (RFO DIR-CPO-TMP-561) tagged to this code, but the solicitation itself requests Apple Branded Products and Related Services — desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets, peripheral devices, accessories, software, product installation, warranty, maintenance, support, managed services, and training. Motherboards as discrete components do not feature in the scope. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the issuing body's tagging or a divergence between the code's intended scope and how state and local procurement offices apply it in practice.

The only recent opportunity on record under this code is the Texas DIR cooperative purchasing vehicle, which does not name other issuing bodies or geographic regions. Historical statewide Apple product sales across Texas agencies, local governments, and institutions of higher education totaled $949.35 million from fiscal years 2018 through 2021, but this aggregate does not map to motherboard procurement specifically. The solicitation closed in 2021 and is substantially dated. No current-year activity under this code is visible in recent state and local contracting. Vendors pursuing work under this code should verify the actual commodity classification with prospective issuing bodies and cross-reference against higher-level computer hardware and peripherals codes to locate active solicitations.