UNSPSC 43201544: Interface bus converter or controller

Includes converters such as GPIB converter simply translate the data from one bus type to another. For instance, a RS232 to GPIB converter, translates the serial commands generated by the RS232 interface to GPIB commands. Many converters, are also controllers.

UNSPSC 43201544 Interface bus converter or controller is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are actually procuring network infrastructure hardware and cabling components for data and communications systems — primarily network switches, optics, antennas, encoders, and structured cabling installations. Recent solicitations show Bergen Community College seeking a two-year on-call contract for Category 6 network cabling moves, adds, removes, changes, and repairs across three New Jersey campuses, specifying General Cable GenSpeed 6000 cable, Panduit RJ45 jacks, and 568b wiring termination standards for Gigabit Ethernet; Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority soliciting Antaira modules and media converters for transit infrastructure; and Seminole County Public Works Department requesting network switches, optics, antennas, and encoders to upgrade the county's Advanced Traffic Management System. Issuing bodies include county public works departments, community colleges, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts. A broader cooperative purchasing vehicle, Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, is managing a catalog discount bid for network systems and supplies estimated at $12.011 million over two years, serving multiple member agencies statewide.

Recent activity concentrates in the Northeast (New Jersey) and Southeast (Florida, Georgia) regions, with significant cooperative purchasing infrastructure in Texas. Representative recent solicitations include Bergen County's P2426 on-call network cabling IFB with response due November 4, 2026; Seminole County Public Works Department's IFB524026LTT for network hardware equipment supporting ATMS infrastructure with bid due July 22, 2026; and Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority's REQ2098257 purchase order for Antaira modules and media converters with response due May 26, 2026. The code shows active procurement of both labor-intensive installation services (cabling, termination, testing) and capital equipment (switches, converters, antennas) supporting transportation, education, and municipal information systems infrastructure.