UNSPSC 43223338: Fiber optic connection closure

A commodity that is used for direct connection of the optical cables, divergence of the optical cables and protection of the connected parts.

UNSPSC 43223338 Fiber optic connection closure is a Commodity code capturing the specialized hardware and termination components that state and local governments procure to splice, connect, and seal fiber optic cable runs in broadband and telecommunications infrastructure. State and local buyers use this code to tag purchases of the physical enclosures, splice cases, and closure hardware that protect fiber joints and connections in both aerial and underground deployments—work that appears across recent RFPs, ITBs, and RFQs for last-mile fiber builds, municipal network expansion, intelligent transportation systems, and dark fiber backbone projects. Issuing bodies span state departments of transportation and information technology, county toll authorities, city utilities and broadband divisions, school districts, and regional transit agencies. Activity clusters heavily in Illinois (Department of Innovation and Technology managing multiple dark fiber and metro-ethernet procurements), Florida (Broward County roadway and traffic signal fiber projects; Hillsborough County Schools communication infrastructure), Georgia (Clarke County Schools fiber connectivity, City of Sandy Springs ITS fiber ring), and California (City of Palo Alto utility fiber cable purchase). Texas shows sustained activity through Harris County Toll Road Authority fiber maintenance and the Brownsville 5G infrastructure project funded through surface transportation grants. Representative solicitations include the City of Palo Alto's RFQ for 75,000 feet of 432-fiber optic cable (Commodity 43223338 scope) with specifications for gel-free tube cable, Telcordia GR-20 compliance, and F.O.B. destination terms due July 1, 2026; Broward County's Pine Island Road Capacity Expansion (ITB TRN2131938C1) involving fiber optic conduit systems as part of a roadway widening project due June 2, 2026; and Burke County, Georgia's procurement of fiber optic materials and handholes supporting a federal Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment (BEAD) program deployment across 4.8 million feet of cable (IFB due May 6, 2026).

The issuing-body mix reflects a shift in procurement drivers: traditional state DOT and utility departments continue to buy closure hardware for routine backbone maintenance and incremental network builds, but the recent volume is dominated by broadband-focused initiatives (BEAD program, fiber-to-the-home projects, municipal gigabit networks) and transportation modernization (ITS fiber rings, 5G backhaul conduits). School districts and county governments are increasingly direct procurers rather than pass-through customers, especially where federal or state broadband subsidy programs fund construction. Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology and Broward County appear as repeat buyers across multiple concurrent procurements. Geographic concentration reflects both infrastructure readiness (established state fiber backbone programs in Illinois, long-standing utility fiber networks in Florida) and federal stimulus momentum (BEAD awards driving activity in rural Georgia, North Carolina, and Mississippi). Recent opportunities span the full procurement lifecycle—design and engineering (Sandy Springs ITS Ring B fiber design RFP due May 1, 2026), materials supply (Palo Alto fiber cable RFQ, Burke County material procurement), maintenance and services (Harris County Toll Road Authority fiber optic maintenance ITB due March 9, 2026), and turnkey installation (Clarke County Schools fiber connectivity RFP due February 12, 2026). Contract values where disclosed range from under $500,000 (school district builds) to over $4 million (major corridor projects), with multi-year terms typical for maintenance and service-level agreements. Small business and DBE participation goals appear in 25–30 percent bands across Florida and Georgia solicitations; Illinois state contracts do not carry set-asides but emphasize cost comparison and sole-source economic feasibility justifications. Bidding timelines remain compressed (many RFQs posted and due within two to three weeks), and electronic submission through portals (Bonfire, VendorLink, BidBuy, BPRO) is now standard.