UNSPSC 43222625: Access servers

Communications processor that connects asynchronous devices to a LAN or WAN through network and terminal emulation software. Performs both synchronous and asynchronous routing of supported protocols. Sometimes called a network access server.

UNSPSC 43222625 Access servers, a Commodity code, encompasses network access and switching equipment that state and local governments procure to support data communications infrastructure modernization, system integration, and operational continuity across schools, municipalities, transit agencies, and county departments. Recent solicitations show this code capturing the supply and installation of enterprise-grade network switches—principally Cisco Catalyst and Meraki platforms, HPE Aruba equipment, Palo Alto firewalls, and associated fiber optic cabling, software licensing, and professional services—deployed in traffic management systems, school district wide-area networks, emergency response systems, and municipal fiber infrastructure projects.

Issuing bodies pursuing this code span multiple jurisdiction types: school districts (Pinellas County Schools, Tacoma School District, Grosse Pointe Public Schools, Hillsborough County Schools, Houston County and Bibb County in Georgia, Fayette County and Savannah-Chatham in Georgia, Alcorn School District in Mississippi, and Valencia College) account for the highest volume of recent activity, followed by county departments and municipal IT offices (Wake County North Carolina, Orange County California, Jackson County Georgia, Seminole County Florida, Gordon County Georgia, City of Atlanta, City of Eugene, City of Palo Alto, City of Philadelphia, City of Meriden Connecticut, City of Royal Oak Michigan, and Long Beach Department of Public Works). Transportation and utilities authorities also participate (Broward County for traffic systems, Dalton Utilities for optical terminals and mesh routers, Sacramento County Department of Airports). Many school-district procurements leverage E-Rate federal funding, a structural driver of activity concentration in the education vertical. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Eugene's cooperative procurement of Juniper Network Switches through NASPO (due July 9, 2026), the City of Atlanta Department of Aviation's IFB for network switch replacement labor and expertise (due August 3, 2026), Jackson County Georgia's RFP for Cisco enterprise switching and routing infrastructure replacement with mandatory pre-proposal conference (due July 2, 2026), and Hillsborough County Public Schools' ITB for Cisco Meraki Enterprise License Agreement covering 5,842+ access points (due February 22, 2026, estimated value $10.3 million for three years). Geographic activity is broad, with recent solicitations originating in California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Connecticut, Texas, Washington, Mississippi, and Oregon, with Georgia school districts and Florida county systems showing particular density.