UNSPSC 43211722: Business card scanner

A device that automatically places contact information (both sides of a card) into the correct fields of an electronic address book. These scanners are portable and robust.

UNSPSC 43211722 Business card scanner is a Commodity code tracking desktop document scanners, enterprise-class scanning equipment, and specialized document-imaging devices procured by state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments buy this equipment primarily to support high-volume document intake, imaging, and data management across administrative, departmental, and public-services operations—including eligibility determination for public assistance programs, records management, municipal compliance documentation, and enterprise print and scanning fleet operations. Recent solicitations show procurement ranging from single-unit micro purchases by municipal departments to fleet acquisitions of 28 or more units by state-level agencies, with both brand-specific (Ricoh, Canon, Xerox) and open competitive specifications appearing across the market.

Issuing bodies include state procurement offices (California, Illinois, Texas), county governments (Pasco County, Florida), municipal purchasing departments (Philadelphia, Tucson, South Fulton), and state universities (Jackson State). Philadelphia appears twice in recent activity, indicating active repeat demand for desktop scanner micro purchases. Geographic spread is concentrated in California, Illinois, Florida, Texas, and Georgia, with secondary activity in Pennsylvania and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the City of Philadelphia's micro purchase for desktop document scanners (Solicitation B2727540, micro purchase, due July 21, 2026); the State of California's brand-only procurement for Ricoh FI-8930 document scanners (RFB-IS-26200997, RFB, due June 11, 2026); the Illinois Secretary of State's invitation for 400 Xerox D35 Scanners distributed across three fiscal years (IFB B-51880, due April 28, 2026); Pasco County's as-needed enterprise-class hardware purchase (RFQSP26105, RFQ, due June 23, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Transportation's 28-unit Canon scanner deployment across nine district headquarters (Knowledge Lake integration, IFB, due March 10, 2026).