UNSPSC 43201813: High capacity removable media drives

High capacity removable storage devices can store hundreds of megabytes or gigabytes of data on a single disk, cassette, card or cartridge. An examples of this is a zip drive.

UNSPSC 43201813 High capacity removable media drives is a Commodity code covering enterprise-grade internal storage devices—primarily high-capacity hard drives and solid-state disk drives—that state and local governments procure for specialized digital forensics, healthcare claims processing, and network infrastructure applications. Recent solicitations show demand for Western Digital NAS drives configured for RAID environments, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Non-Stop Itanium and NSK SSDs for healthcare system claims engines, and associated storage components embedded within larger technology procurement initiatives. The code attracts municipal purchasing offices, state health and human services agencies, and public sector IT departments buying specific, model-designated storage hardware to replace end-of-life equipment or expand existing infrastructure.

Texas health agencies dominate recent activity under this code. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Department of State Health Services have issued multiple IFBs (HHS0017083, HHS0017083V2, and HHS0017083V3) between February and May 2026 seeking HPE NSK 400 GB SAS drives for Claims Engines in Austin and Dallas, with historical annual spend estimated at $80,000 per solicitation. The City of Austin Purchasing Office solicited eight Western Digital 26TB WD Red Pro NAS internal hard drives (IFQ8700JXS1037) on June 23, 2026, with quotations due June 30, 2026, for the Austin Police Department's Special Victims Investigation Digital Forensics Unit. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas with secondary municipal procurement in Florida; the City of Pembroke Pines, Florida issued an IFB (TS2604) in April 2026 for Cisco network hardware including transceivers and modular switch components, though this appears tangentially related to the code's primary scope of removable media and internal drives. Valencia College District in Florida's April 2026 RFP (202626) for classroom technology services also tags storage components within a broader turnkey audiovisual and control systems procurement. Most opportunities specify firm fixed pricing with FOB destination, 30- to 120-day delivery requirements, and compliance with state tax exemption and non-discrimination certifications; HHSC solicitations encourage HUB subcontracting plans without requiring them.