UNSPSC 43211711: Scanners

A scanner captures images of photographic prints, bar codes, posters, magazine pages, and similar sources for computer editing and display. Scanners come in hand-held, feed-in, and flatbed types and for scanning black-and-white only or color. Optical character recognition software allows scanned printed documents to be converted to electronic text without having to type them in at a keyboard.

UNSPSC 43211711 Scanners (Commodity) covers handheld mobile computers, document imaging devices, and specialized scanning equipment that state and local governments procure to support operational, educational, and administrative functions. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring handheld barcode scanners for field operations, document scanners for records management and imaging workflows, building and site scanners for facility documentation, and mobile fingerprinting equipment for law enforcement and health services. The issuing-body mix spans school districts, counties, municipalities, state departments, and specialized agencies; Hillsborough County Public Schools, Sarasota County, Crisp County Georgia, Cook County Illinois, the State of Maryland, the City of South Fulton, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, and Cobb County School District appear in recent postings. Work under this code includes procurement of hardware only (scanners, tablets with integrated scanning modules, and associated charging or docking accessories), standalone device acquisition without implementation services, and sole-source authorizations for specialized scanning technology.

Recent activity is geographically dispersed across Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools ITQ for 42 TekVision Poseidon 10-inch tablets with 2D scan modules, posted October 19, 2026, due April 15, 2026; Sarasota County Quick Quote 2026-QQ-808 for six Zebra TC701 handheld mobile computers with scanning capability, posted August 14, 2026, due August 12, 2026), Georgia (Crisp County solicitation B-2702BM for printers and scanners, posted August 6, 2026, due August 19, 2026; City of South Fulton ITB 26-22 for building and site scanner equipment, posted April 24, 2026, due May 14, 2026), Illinois (Cook County entry screening equipment, posted June 10, 2026, due July 8, 2026), Maryland (Motor Vehicle Administration RFP for Kodak scanners and flatbed accessories with Small Business Reserve designation, posted May 20, 2026, due May 28, 2026), Idaho (Department of Health and Welfare sole-source procurement from DataWorks Plus for computers and digital scanners for mobile fingerprinting, posted May 21, 2026, due May 26, 2026), and other jurisdictions. Notice types include IFB, ITQ, RFQ, and RFP; response windows range from five to thirty days.