UNSPSC 43222502: VPN network security equipment

Equipment that enable virtual private networks (VPNs) to use advanced encryption and tunneling to permit organizations to establish secure, end-to-end, private network connections over third-party networks, such as the Internet or extranets.

UNSPSC 43222502 VPN network security equipment (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local solicitation activity in the source block. The code nominally covers virtual private network security appliances, but the posted opportunities instead reflect purchases of file servers, network switching and routing infrastructure, converged network systems, network cabling, LAN and WAN equipment, traffic management network infrastructure, wireless routers, hyperconverged systems, Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls, remote network control units, and MOXA managed switches—none of which are VPN security devices. State and local issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners, independent school districts, cities, counties, colleges, departments of transportation, and special-purpose agencies across the United States. Georgia (Gwinnett County), Texas (Garland ISD, State of Texas, Orlando), New Jersey (Bergen County, Bergen Community College), and Florida (Ocala, Chatham County, Pinellas County Schools, Orlando) show the heaviest recent posting activity, with additional opportunities in California, North Carolina, and other states. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IFB for file servers and peripheral equipment (response due October 29, 2026), Garland Independent School District's RFP for MAN and WAN equipment and services (response due November 10, 2026), and the City of Orlando's RFP for a converged network system and Wi-Fi infrastructure at Camping World Stadium (response due October 20, 2026).

The source material provides no evidence of state or local procurement activity specifically targeting VPN network security equipment, set-asides for disadvantaged vendors, or preference programs under UNSPSC 43222502. The code shows no recent relevant purchasing activity by any of the issuing bodies documented in the block.