UNSPSC 43211504: Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizer

Personal digital assistant (PDA) is a term for any small mobile hand-held device that provides computing and information storage and retrieval capabilities for personal or business use, often for keeping schedule calendars and address book information handy. Input is through a combination of pen and character recognition software.

UNSPSC 43211504 Personal Digital Assistant PDAs or Organizer is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure narrowly: the recent solicitation activity shows little alignment with the code's nominal scope. School districts, county IT departments, and municipal agencies are actively soliciting laptops, desktops, Chromebooks, tablets, and integrated computer systems—typically as part of device refresh cycles, technology infrastructure upgrades, or inmate service platforms—but the code's framing around portable organizers does not match what is actually being purchased. Collin County Information Technology Department is requesting sealed bids from Dell resellers for desktops, laptops, tablets, and monitors under IFB 2026-390 with an estimated annual contract value of $1.2 million and a response date of October 15, 2026. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida is requesting proposals for an estimated $34 million three-year contract covering Windows laptops, Windows desktops, Chromebooks, and all-in-one computers under RFP 26376RFPDST with a due date of October 7, 2026. Columbia County School District in Georgia is requesting sealed bids for 30 gaming computers with integrated monitors under RFP TC-10-21-2026 with a response date of October 21, 2026. These solicitations center on bulk device procurement, vendor qualification as authorized resellers, warranty and support structures, and fixed-price or discount-based pricing models—not organizer applications.

Geographic activity spans multiple states and issuing-body types: Collin County (Texas), Hillsborough County Schools (Florida), Columbia County Schools (Georgia), Paulding County (Georgia), Madison County Schools (Mississippi), DeSoto County Schools (Mississippi), and municipal authorities in Philadelphia and the District of Columbia all posted opportunities in the past four months. California state procurement has issued multiple brand-specific or category-based hardware RFBs (docking stations, Chromebox, mobile computers, GETAC IT hardware, iPad 11-inch tablets) that compete on cooperative purchasing frameworks available to state and local entities. The District of Columbia issued multiple IT equipment and computer hardware solicitations under various departmental or set-aside vehicles. Pennsylvania municipalities (Philadelphia, unidentified city) and Wisconsin's Sauk County Jail solicited inmate technology systems combining tablets, telephones, and kiosks. Texas TDCJ and Texas Education entities posted device refresh and classroom technology solicitations. The code's recent activity does not cluster in a single region; opportunities post at state, county, school district, municipal, and special-purpose-district levels across a wide geographic footprint, but the work being bought is general-purpose computing devices and integrated technology systems, not personal digital assistants or organizers as the code name implies.