UNSPSC 43202211: Platters or disks

It is the surface on which data is stored.

UNSPSC 43202211 Platters or disks is a Commodity code that maps to state and local procurement activity only tangentially; the recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect telecommunications equipment, computer hardware, and related supplies rather than optical media or data storage platters. The City of Philadelphia has solicited prepaid cellphones and prepaid cards (RFQ B2727766, due August 31, 2026); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple invitations for analog phones and computer equipment (IFB IW259396 and IW259396A, due August 13 and August 18, 2026 respectively); the State of South Dakota issued an IFB for annual telephone equipment and supplies (26IFB19766, due August 3, 2026); and Broward County, Florida solicited bids for Plantronics and JPL headsets and accessories under an indefinite-quantity contract (IFB GEN2132410B1, due July 17, 2026). Washington State Technology Solutions, the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, and other state agencies have also posted solicitations for telecommunications and IT infrastructure (RFQQ 26-RFQQ-004 for Avaya products and services due August 6, 2026; RFP 1601-26-R-RFPR-00012 for Avaya products and services due July 31, 2026). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being procured suggests that this code title does not capture the substance of current state and local purchasing activity.

Geographic activity spans Texas, South Dakota, Florida, Washington, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania, with Texas and South Dakota showing the heaviest recent volume. The issuing bodies include state departments (primarily TDCJ and departments of technology services), county governments (Broward County), and municipal procurement offices (City of Philadelphia). No clear repeat-buyer concentration emerges across multiple solicitations within the code. The recent opportunities show no special set-asides or preferences beyond standard local-vendor and small-business tiebreaker considerations in Broward County's headset procurement and standard Texas state preferences for resident-owned businesses and service-disabled veterans in TDCJ solicitations.