UNSPSC 43223325: Fiber optic swab

A tool used for cleaning fiber optic connections.

UNSPSC 43223325 Fiber optic swab, a Commodity code, shows significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work state and local governments are actually soliciting. The recent opportunities block contains no active solicitations for fiber optic swabs or related consumable cleaning supplies; instead, it lists procurement activity spanning copper sulfate chemicals (Pasco County, Florida), law enforcement equipment (Sourcewell cooperative), electrical and network wiring services (Galveston County, Texas), and fiber optic infrastructure projects including materials procurement, design and engineering, adaptive traffic control systems, and turnkey installation work. The code does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under this UNSPSC number.

State and local governments are purchasing fiber optic connectivity at the systems and project level—design services, materials, installation, and integration into broadband and transportation networks—rather than at the component or consumable level that a fiber optic swab Commodity code would suggest. Burke County, Georgia solicited fiber optic cable and handholes for BEAD-program broadband deployment (sealed bids due May 6, 2026); the City of Sandy Springs, Georgia requested RFP proposals for design and project management of a 12,750-linear-foot fiber optic communication line for intelligent transportation system redundancy (responses due May 1, 2026); Broward County, Florida issued an ITB for adaptive traffic control and fiber optics signal communication systems along Pine Island Road (bids due March 9, 2026); and Clarke County School District solicited turnkey fiber optic connectivity installation between two buildings (RFP due February 12, 2026). Activity spans multiple states and jurisdictions—Georgia, Florida, Texas, Minnesota (through Sourcewell cooperative purchasing)—and involves county departments, municipal governments, school districts, and special-purpose entities. No evidence supports active state or local procurement of the fiber optic swab product itself.