UNSPSC 43223327: Fiber optic fault locator

A hardware and software tool used to find breaks or faults in a fiber optic line.

UNSPSC 43223327 Fiber optic fault locator is a Commodity code that in recent state and local practice covers fiber splicing, maintenance, diagnostics, and installation services rather than standalone test equipment alone. State and local governments soliciting under this code procure ongoing fiber network maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting on master service agreements, including fiber splicing from network interface devices to distribution huts, low-light and no-light diagnostics, damaged fiber repair, and add-on services such as tap swaps and ONT replacements. The issuing bodies span electric cooperatives, municipalities, school districts, and public utilities—Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative in Florida, the City of Olathe Kansas, the City of Doral Florida, Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, and Galveston County Texas have all posted recent solicitations. Work includes both routine and emergency fiber network support on flexible unit-price or master service agreement structures, with contractors expected to carry commercial general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence and provide references for similar work completed within the past five years.

The code shows activity across Florida, Kansas, and Texas. Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative posted RFP 2026010 on October 15, 2026, seeking proposals for a master service agreement for routine fiber splicing, maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and add-on services across its service territory in Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, and Suwannee counties Florida, with proposals due November 13, 2026 and unit pricing across approximately 800 line items. The City of Olathe, Kansas, Johnson County, posted solicitation 3C02518 on October 16, 2026, for fiber relocation and disconnection work associated with the Santa Fe and I-35 project, due November 17, 2026. Galveston County, Texas, posted RFP 26-092 on April 23, 2026, for electrical and low-voltage network wiring services on a master service agreement basis with response deadline May 28, 2026, and Northside Independent School District posted RFP 2026079 on August 25, 2026, for moving, adding, and changing telecommunications cabling with proposals due September 24, 2026.