UNSPSC 43211512: Mainframe computer

A computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing for tasks such as censuses, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and large-scale transaction processing. A mainframe computer is large but not as large as a supercomputer and has more processing power than some other classes of computers, such as minicomputers, servers, workstations, and personal computers.

UNSPSC 43211512 Mainframe computer is a Commodity code tracking state and local procurement of large-scale computing systems and infrastructure components, though recent opportunities under this code show heavy skew toward mid-range servers, software licensing, and system integration services rather than traditional mainframe systems. State and local buyers—including state departments of technology, counties, municipalities, school districts, and transit authorities—use the code to tag solicitations for enterprise servers (HPE ProLiant, IBM Power Systems), data-management software (Infoblox DNS/DHCP, Precisely Software mainframe products), storage systems (Pure Storage), specialized applications (EditShare post-production systems, Autodesk subscriptions), and system integration or on-call technical services supporting control systems and IT infrastructure. The mix of issuing bodies spans state procurement offices (California, Illinois, South Dakota), county government (Orange County, Pasco County, Collier County), city procurement bureaus (Phoenix, Atlanta, Santa Monica, Philadelphia), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Valencia College), and special-purpose authorities (Sourcewell cooperative purchasing vehicle). California state procurement has posted multiple opportunities under this code in recent months, including HPE ProLiant servers and Pure Storage arrays, establishing it as a repeat buyer.

Geographic activity concentrates in California (six recent opportunities), Florida (three), and one posting each in South Dakota, Illinois, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina, with Sourcewell's cooperative vehicle spanning multiple western states. Representative recent solicitations include California's RFB-IS-26200765 for HPE ProLiant DL380 G12 and DL360 G12 servers posted March 31 with April 15 bid deadline; Illinois DoIT's sole-source procurement (Bid 52157) for Precisely Software ACR Workbench and Finalist solutions supporting mainframe Medicaid systems, valued at $1,374,000 over three years with a May 20 public hearing; South Dakota Department of Public Safety's RFI 26RFI19849 for driver licensing system modernization with August 1 response date, seeking information from vendors with legacy system replacement capabilities; County of Orange's IFB for IBM P10 Network Servers hardware and support (IFB #003-3027602-LS) due March 19; and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP #25540 for enterprise service management supporting approximately 25,000 users with a November 6 deadline and estimated annual budget of $500,000. One California solicitation (RFB-IS-26200823 for SQL servers supporting CCTV operations) was cancelled post-posting. Set-asides appear frequently, with California CBE designations on several procurements and Orange County offering small-business and disabled-veteran preferences of five to eight percent.