UNSPSC 43202204: External ringer or its parts

This commodity refers to the ringers used externally with pay phones or regular analog phones for amplifying sound to an audible level in an indoor or outdoor environment.

UNSPSC 43202204 External ringer or its parts (Commodity) covers telephone headsets, handsets, and related audio accessories that state and local governments procure for public safety answering points, administrative offices, and communications infrastructure. Recent activity shows state and local buyers actually purchasing headsets with noise-canceling and convertible configurations, replacement ear cushions, wireless push-to-talk devices, Y adapters, mute switches, and plug adapters for telephone systems—often tied to specific manufacturer platforms such as Plantronics, JPL, and Avaya products. Issuing bodies span county purchasing offices (Broward County, Florida), state procurement management offices (South Dakota, Mississippi, Texas), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, District of Columbia School System), and municipal governments (Charlotte, North Carolina). Broward County and Hillsborough County Public Schools appear as repeat buyers in the recent record. The code sees activity across multiple states, with recent solicitations in Florida, South Dakota, Mississippi, Texas, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia.

Representative recent opportunities include Broward County's open-end indefinite-quantity contract for Plantronics and JPL headsets and accessories for its Office of Regional Communications and Technology and 911 PSAPs, with bids due July 17, 2026 (IFB GEN2132410B1); the State of South Dakota's annual supply contract for telephone equipment and supplies to various state locations, with proposals due August 3, 2026 (IFB 26IFB19766); and Hillsborough County Public Schools' ITB for supplemental maintenance and repair of Nortel/Avaya telephone systems and Honeywell security panels, with bids due April 8, 2026 (ITB 26101-ITB-MST). Broward County's contract includes local-business preferences and SBE/CBE consideration within ten percent of low bid, while South Dakota and Florida school districts encourage minority business participation. The code shows consistent activity across the calendar year, with multiple concurrent solicitations in different jurisdictions.