UNSPSC 43221809: Optical transmitter

A type of device that uses the optical signal to deliver information to the desired area.

UNSPSC 43221809 Optical transmitter is a Commodity code that, despite its nominal scope, shows minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged under this code span communications infrastructure, telephony systems, fiber optic cabling, and wireless equipment—categories that sit several tiers apart from discrete optical transmitter hardware. The mismatch reflects broader state and local practice of applying commodity codes imprecisely to bundled system procurements or multi-component contracts, rather than isolating purchases of optical transmission modules or signal-generating components themselves.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities include county procurement offices (Collier County, Santa Clara County), state technology agencies (Texas DIR, Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology, Texas Department of Transportation), city public works departments (Long Beach), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell on behalf of multiple jurisdictions across Washington, Minnesota, and participating entities nationwide). Activity appears concentrated in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia, with secondary activity in Illinois and California. Representative recent opportunities include Collier County's notice of intent to single-source satellite communications with push-to-talk capability from Skybase Communications (posted June 30, 2026), Santa Clara County's RFQ for Motorola radios and accessories for the Sheriff's Office (posted June 9, 2026), Texas DIR's indefinite-quantity multi-award contract for cellular, wireless, pager, and satellite services (RFO TEX-AN-WPS, due July 23, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools' ITB for maintenance and repair of Nortel/Avaya telephone and Honeywell security systems (posted March 23 and April 13, 2026), Sourcewell's RFP for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating entities (due June 16, 2026), and the City of Long Beach's re-bid of fiber optic infrastructure installation (R-7231, all bids rejected). The code shows no substantive recent procurement volume in discrete optical transmitter components or modules; pursuit under this code would require confirming that a specific issuing body's RFP or RFQ actually targets optical transmission hardware rather than system-level communications procurement.