UNSPSC 43201557: Redundant array of independent disks RAID controllers

RAID controllers provide SCSI, IDE/ATA or SerialATA interfaces. The key difference from usual storage controllers that they allow to create drive arrays with variable level of redundancy.

UNSPSC 43201557 Redundant array of independent disks RAID controllers is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement shows minimal activity directly aligned with its nominal scope of storage controller hardware. The recent opportunities block contains five solicitations tagged with this code, but only one—Sacramento County Department of Airports' Hirsch Access Control System Upgrade (RFB #2026-RFB-0028, due April 3, 2026)—involves RAID storage equipment as a material line item, specifically NetApp E4060 storage systems and Velocity ONE storage clusters with 600TB capacity supporting an access control and video security platform. The remaining four solicitations address unrelated infrastructure: the City of St. Petersburg's storage facility expansion (QUOTE26291, due July 1, 2026); the District of Columbia's Dell IT Equipment and Accessories procurement (DOC826755, due June 5, 2026); Valencia College District's classroom and conference room technology services contract (RFP 2026-26, due April 30, 2026); and the Eastern Municipal Water District's 500HP Variable Frequency Drives procurement (RFB #3921, due April 30, 2026). None of these solicitations are substantially about RAID controllers or disk storage arrays. The code appears to be a misclassification in the state and local procurement database, with no clear pattern of genuine storage-controller purchasing activity across the recent opportunities shown.

The geographic spread spans California (Sacramento County, EMWD in Riverside County), Florida (Valencia College District), and the District of Columbia, with one solicitation from the City of St. Petersburg (likely Florida). Issuing bodies include county purchasing divisions, special districts (airports and water utilities), an independent school district, and a city procurement office. Because only one of the five tagged opportunities involves RAID or storage controllers as actual deliverables—and even there, storage is a subordinate component of a larger physical security upgrade—the code does not reflect meaningful recent procurement demand for RAID controllers in state and local markets. Business development professionals should treat this code as low-priority unless future solicitations show a distinct shift toward genuine storage infrastructure procurements.