UNSPSC 43221735: VSAT system

A very small aperture terminal (VSAT) is a small-sized earth station used in the transmit/receive of data, voice and video signals over a satellite communication network, excluding broadcast television. The satellite sends and receives signals from a ground station computer that acts as a hub for the system.

UNSPSC 43221735 Commodity code VSAT system encompasses satellite communication terminals and very small aperture terminal equipment for broadband connectivity, though recent state and local contract opportunities show minimal activity directly aligned with this specific code. The handful of recent opportunities tagged under this classification involve airport and transportation infrastructure procurement—aircraft tugs, boarding bridges, passenger ramps, runway sweepers, and hangar services—which diverge substantially from VSAT satellite communication systems. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being solicited suggests either vendor misclassification or a broad catchall assignment that does not reflect current procurement demand.

The recent opportunities do show moderate issuing-body diversity across airport authorities, transportation departments, and municipal aviation divisions, primarily concentrated in Florida, Kentucky, Texas, New Jersey, Georgia, and New Hampshire. Airport-related procurements appear most frequently: the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet issued multiple RFBs for helicopter tugs (bids due July 9, 2026); Okaloosa County, Florida solicited mobile aircraft boarding ramps through an ITB; the City of Savannah Airport Commission issued an RFQ for a terminal ramp sweeper (response deadline February 24, 2026); and the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport sought two passenger boarding ramps. Orange County, Florida has posted at least two active opportunities—a $6.2 million emergency bridge replacement project (IFB, bids due July 7, 2026) and a $20 million five-year traffic signal equipment supply and installation contract (IFB, bids due July 21, 2026)—though neither directly relates to VSAT systems. The code shows no clearly relevant purchasing activity for satellite communication infrastructure at state or local government level in the recent opportunity set. Skip this code unless your firm has specific airport or ground support equipment capabilities that misclassified opportunities might attract.