UNSPSC 43211520: Barebone computer

A barebone computer is a partially built or unassembled computer containing basic components only with additional customer required components assumed to be added later

UNSPSC 43211520 Barebone computer is a Commodity code representing desktop and laptop computers purchased by state and local governments for institutional use—school districts acquiring student devices, county governments and state departments procuring staff workstations, and specialized agencies buying ruggedized field equipment. State and local buyers are using this code to solicit both brand-specific hardware (California's repeated mobile computer procurements, Michigan school districts' Chromebook refreshes) and category-based purchases where bidders compete on pricing within defined specifications (Gwinnett County Public Schools' ongoing Chromebook demand contracts, Pasco County's enterprise desktops and laptops framework). The issuing-body mix spans state procurement offices (California's mobile computer and harbor equipment bids), county school systems (Gwinnett County Public Schools, DeSoto County Schools, Troup County Schools), city and county governments (Pasco County, Tacoma School District, City of Philadelphia), regional transit and specialized authorities (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission), and smaller districts and municipal agencies. School districts dominate recent activity, reflecting ongoing device refresh cycles and student technology initiatives; repeat buyers include Gwinnett County Public Schools (multiple Chromebook demand contracts through Euna Procurement), California state agencies (multiple brand-only mobile computer solicitations), and Georgia school systems.

Recent solicitations span the continental United States with heaviest activity in California (repeated state-level mobile computer and equipment procurements), Georgia (school district Chromebook and laptop refreshes across Gwinnett, Jasper County Charter, Habersham, Bibb, Turner County Schools), Mississippi (school district Chromebook and device purchases through Central Bidding), and the mid-Atlantic and Pacific Northwest (Tacoma School District's four-year laptop and deployment refresh, Fairfax County Virginia's IT hardware and services framework, Philadelphia's iPad and MacBook micro purchases). Representative current solicitations include Troup County School System seeking 2,000 to 2,300 student Chromebooks with extended warranty through an RFP closing June 26, 2026 (RFP, proposals due June 26, 2026); Tacoma School District procuring over 37,000 laptops and deployment services across four fiscal years through RFP 26014A (proposals due April 23, 2026); Smith County School District soliciting 600 HP 11-inch Chromebooks through reverse auction (unpriced proposals July 7, 2026, live auction July 9, 2026); State of California placing repeated brand-only mobile computer bids (RFBIS26200669 due March 17, 2026; RFBIS26200917 due May 18, 2026; RFBIS26201081 due July 2, 2026); and Sauk County, Wisconsin soliciting an inmate telephone and tablet system with mandatory site visit July 21, 2026, responses due August 26, 2026 (RFP, turnkey supply and service model). Pricing models vary widely—school districts favor reverse auction or best-value competitive bidding with firm per-unit pricing through contract term; state governments use brand-only specifications limiting competition to named manufacturers; colleges and universities solicit classroom technology integrations bundling hardware, installation, and managed services; and municipal governments procure specialized ruggedized devices for police and detention operations. Set-asides and preferences appear in California solicitations (CBE certification forms) and Detroit (up to 12 percent equalization credits for Detroit-based businesses); most school district and county procurements make no explicit set-aside designation visible in posted notices.