UNSPSC 43201834: Storage device controller

An intelligent controller to which storage devices are attached.

UNSPSC 43201834 Storage device controller is a Commodity code that encompasses enterprise-grade storage systems, storage controllers, backup appliances, and related data protection hardware that state and local governments procure to support information systems infrastructure. Recent solicitations show state education agencies, county governments, and state IT departments acquiring specific storage models—Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC570 drives, NetApp AFF A800 systems, Pure Storage arrays, Rubrik backup appliances, HPE storage equipment, and Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure—paired with associated maintenance, software licensing, and professional implementation services. The code covers both hardware procurement and the full lifecycle of storage infrastructure including renewal of existing systems, disaster recovery solutions, and data erasure services.

Issuing bodies span state information technology departments (California, Texas, and Texas A&M University), county boards of commissioners (Pasco County, Clayton County, and Broward County in Florida), special-purpose districts (Eastern Municipal Water District, Seminole County School Board), and regional purchasing cooperatives (Region 7 in Texas). California dominates recent activity with multiple RFBs for storage hardware maintenance, backup solutions, and hyperconverged infrastructure upgrades. Recent opportunities include Texas A&M's ITB for Western Digital drives due July 27, 2026; Broward County's open-end solicitation for Pure Storage data storage hardware, software, and services due April 30, 2026 (RFP PNC2131219B1); the University of Houston's RFP for enterprise storage solutions to replace legacy arrays due June 29, 2026 (under $1 million, five-year term); and Jackson County, Georgia's RFP for Cisco network switching and storage-related infrastructure with approximately 100+ devices slated for replacement, requiring professional services and involving $1.5 million performance bond, due July 2, 2026 (with mandatory pre-proposal conference June 18, 2026). California RFBs posted in June 2026 and earlier target NetApp AFF A800 maintenance (RFB IS-26201084, due July 10, 2026), Nutanix renewals and infrastructure deployment, Pure Storage hardware maintenance, hyperconverged solutions (RFB-IS-26200968, due May 27, 2026), HPE ProLiant servers, and TrueNAS storage procurement. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Texas) reissued a Network Systems & Supplies catalog discount bid (NET2628) due July 28, 2026 with $12.011 million estimated expenditures over two years (August 20, 2026–August 20, 2028). Pasco County, Florida is soliciting e-waste electronics recycling and de-manufacturing services (ITB due August 4, 2026), and Clayton County, Georgia seeks e-waste disposal services with R2 and EPA compliance (ITB 26-65, due June 25, 2026). California's procurement framework consistently requires Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) forms and set-asides favoring small and disadvantaged business enterprises; other jurisdictions show no explicit set-asides in the summaries but may apply local business preferences. Activity concentrates in California, Texas, Georgia, and Florida through mid-2026, with most California solicitations closing May through July 2026 and offering enterprise storage contracts with multi-year terms and renewal options.