UNSPSC 43222612: Network switches

Network device that filters, forwards, and floods frames based on the destination address of each frame. The switch operates at the data link layer of the OSI model.

UNSPSC 43222612 Network switches, a Commodity code, encompasses core and edge switching hardware that state and local governments procure to build, modernize, and maintain their network infrastructure. Recent solicitations show government buyers purchasing standalone switches (Cisco Catalyst and Nexus series, Juniper EX and QFX models, MOXA managed field switches, EtherWAN equipment), switches bundled with installation and professional services, replacement switches for end-of-life equipment refresh cycles, and switches integrated into larger network design-and-build projects. The issuing bodies span state departments, counties, cities, independent school districts, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts. Repeat buyers in the recent-opportunities block include the Maryland State Police Quartermaster Division and Texas Department of Transportation, both soliciting under hardware and associated equipment statewide contracts; Gwinnett County (Georgia), Garland ISD (Texas), City of Orlando, Bergen County and Bergen Community College (New Jersey), Chatham County Sheriff's Office (Georgia), Seminole County Public Works (Florida), and Jackson County (Georgia) also appear.

Geographic spread in the recent activity spans Texas (TxDOT, Garland ISD, State of Texas LAN/WAN), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Chatham County, Jackson County, Atlanta), Florida (City of Orlando, Pinellas County Schools, Seminole County, Orange County), Maryland (Maryland State Police, Maryland Transit Administration), California (State of California), New Jersey (Bergen County, Bergen Community College), North Carolina (Wake County), and Connecticut (Norwich Free Academy), with additional activity in Oregon, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and nationwide cooperative vehicles. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' sealed bid for file servers and peripheral equipment including network cards on annual contract with response date October 29, 2026 (IFB); City of Orlando's RFP for converged network system design and installation at Camping World Stadium with preferred Cisco Catalyst switchgear and response date October 27, 2026; Garland Independent School District's RFP for MAN/WAN equipment and services with response date November 10, 2026; Maryland State Police's PORFP for Juniper switches under small-business reserve with response date September 14, 2026; Jackson County (Georgia) Board of Commissioners' RFP for replacement of Cisco switching and routing equipment with response date July 2, 2026; and Texas Department of Transportation's RFO for MOXA networking equipment under blanket purchase order with response date August 14, 2026.