UNSPSC 43221811: Optical switch

A type of device that is designed to switch the optical path by inserted in the optical fiber.

UNSPSC 43221811 Optical switch is a Commodity code that captures state and local government procurement of network infrastructure components supporting telecommunications, emergency communications, and data connectivity systems. Recent opportunities solicited under this code reflect equipment and services for LEO satellite internet terminals, telecommunications cabling installation and management, air traffic control tower communications systems, public address system speakers and wiring, telephone system maintenance, and radio communications equipment—a mix suggesting the code is used by state and local procurement offices to tag both the switching and transmission hardware itself and the broader infrastructure services that incorporate optical and network switching components. The issuing bodies are diverse: state departments (Washington Military Department, Texas Department of Information Resources, Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology), counties (Santa Clara County, Collier County, Peachtree City Airport Authority in Georgia), municipalities (City of Doral, City of Midland), school districts (Comstock Public Schools in Michigan, Northside Independent School District in Texas, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia), and regional authorities (Peachtree City Airport Authority). State and local procurement offices tag infrastructure contracts—cabling, telephone system maintenance, satellite communications, and emergency radio systems—under this code when the contract includes optical or network switching hardware or services.

Geographic activity spans multiple states, with recent opportunities posted from Washington, Texas (multiple state-level and local solicitations), Michigan, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, California, and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington Military Department's RFP for Low Earth Orbit satellite internet service and hardware (approximately 122 pole-mounted terminals plus mobile and fixed-site units, response due December 3, 2026); the City of Doral's ITB 2026-22 for telecommunications wiring services covering installation, termination, and configuration across data, cable television, video, and voice networks (responses due September 28, 2026); Comstock Public Schools' RFP for PA system repairs and speaker installation across four district buildings (proposals due October 5, 2026); the Texas Department of Information Resources' cooperative purchasing contract for cabling services and related products (historical volume $11.1 million to $12.0 million annually, responses due September 24, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology's statewide Non-VOIP telephone system maintenance master contract covering approximately 1,100 state locations (bids due August 20, 2026). Activity is ongoing across Q3 and Q4 2026, with response deadlines ranging from August through December.