UNSPSC 43211516: Minicomputer

A computer that is smaller than medium-sized computer but larger than personal computer under the classification following the size and capability. The uses are found broadly in graphic, office processing, e-publishing and others.

UNSPSC 43211516 Minicomputer, a Commodity code, describes desktop and laptop computing devices that state and local governments are actively procuring for workforce deployment, student technology programs, and specialized operational needs. Recent opportunities show school districts, counties, and state agencies purchasing business-class Windows laptops and desktops, Chromebooks, iPad tablets, Apple MacBooks, and rugged mobile devices with warranties and support services bundled into full-service refresh contracts. The work spans desktop-replacement cycles, student-device initiatives, and technology-infrastructure standardization, with buyers increasingly mandating five-year warranty coverage including accidental damage protection, configuration and imaging services, and multi-year firm pricing structures. Issuing bodies include independent school districts, county governments, state education offices, state IT procurement entities, correctional facilities, and city departments; repeat buyers emerge from the District of Columbia, several Georgia counties, and California state agencies conducting both brand-specific and open competitive procurements.

Geographic concentration is visible in the Southeast and California. Collin County Information Technology Department in Texas posted IFB 2026-390 for computers, peripherals, and accessories on October 15, 2026, requesting sealed bids from Dell Platinum or Titanium resellers for an estimated $1.2 million annual contract covering desktops, laptops, tablets, and monitors for approximately 3,000 Windows-based county computers, with a firm-fixed markup applied to manufacturer pricing and delivery required within 15 calendar days. Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) in Florida issued RFP 26376RFPDST for computer devices with an estimated $34 million annual budget (29.41% Title I-funded, 70.59% state and local), seeking primary and secondary contractors to provision approximately 13,000 teacher Windows devices, 1,000 student Windows devices, and 2,500 student Chromebooks across 235 school sites with configuration, imaging, one-year warranty, accidental damage protection, and four-year parts availability, with a three-year initial term and optional two one-year renewals. Columbia County School District in Georgia solicited sealed bids for 30 gaming computers with 27-inch monitors under RFP TC-10-21-2026, due October 21, 2026, specifying Intel Core Ultra 7 processors, 32GB DDR5 RAM, NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti graphics, 165Hz monitors, and 3-year manufacturer warranty with inside delivery to the Support Complex in Evans. Additional recent activity includes brand-specific procurements by California state agencies for GETAC IT hardware, ASUS Chromebox units, AMD docking stations, and Apple iPad 11-inch tablets, Glascock County Consolidated School System requesting up to 200 Dell or HP Windows laptops at $420 per unit under grant funding, and State of California issuing cooperative purchasing contracts available to local government members of purchasing consortiums.