UNSPSC 43223310: Fiber optic connector

The terminal of a fiber strand that is used to connect it to another strand of fiber.

UNSPSC 43223310 Fiber optic connector, a Commodity code, encompasses the physical connectors and termination hardware that state and local governments procure to splice, terminate, and join fiber optic cables in infrastructure projects. Recent solicitations show this code is being applied broadly to emergency fiber restoration, routine maintenance, network expansions, and cabling installation across electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, school districts, and transportation authorities.

The issuing-body mix spans electric cooperatives (Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative in Florida posting multiple emergency and routine fiber restoration RFPs), municipal utilities (City of Palo Alto Utilities), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Information Technology), county governments (Chatham County in Georgia, Dane County in Wisconsin), school districts (Gwinnett County Board of Education in Georgia, Madison County School System in Georgia, Lake County Schools in Florida, Northside Independent School District in Texas), and special-purpose districts (Glades Electric Cooperative in Florida). Florida and Georgia dominate recent activity, with additional opportunities in Texas, Illinois, and elsewhere. Representative recent opportunities include Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative's RFP No. 2026-009 for Emergency Fiber Restoration with proposals due August 5, 2026 (covering damage assessment, restoration, splicing, and material disposal across fiber infrastructure); the City of Palo Alto's RFQ 197040 for single-mode fiber optic cable in multiple strand counts (432, 144, 24, and 12) due October 21, 2026, supporting fiber network expansion and maintenance on an as-needed basis over three years; and Glades Electric Cooperative's FTTH Maintenance and Construction RFP due June 11, 2026, covering maintenance and expansion of 1,650 miles of outside plant across a three-year term. Lake County Schools District's ITB for low-voltage and communications systems installation (due September 1, 2026) specifies fiber optic cabling termination across 51 learning sites, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFP 696IT26O017 (due November 9, 2026) addresses broadband connectivity cabling and video surveillance systems across 80 correctional facilities statewide with a 3 percent VetHUB participation goal. The code shows consistent activity across both emergency/restoration and planned maintenance procurement cycles, with work assignments typically structured as on-call master service agreements, unit-price contracts, or fixed-term construction projects.