UNSPSC 43223341: Combiner

A device that combines a multiple number of transmission signals to transmit in one transmission path without impedance change.

UNSPSC 43223341 Combiner, a Commodity code, covers fiber optic infrastructure restoration and maintenance services that state and local governments procure on an as-needed and ongoing basis. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers contracting for damage assessment, fiber circuit restoration, splicing operations, material transportation, site cleanup, and disposal of damaged fiber facilities following storms or service disruptions, as well as routine maintenance, repair, and diagnostics of aerial and underground fiber networks serving broadband, telecommunications, and municipal utility operations.

Electric cooperatives and municipal utility agencies dominate solicitation activity under this code. Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) in Florida has issued three separate RFPs for emergency fiber restoration and routine fiber splicing services since mid-October 2026, indicating repeat procurement cycles driven by seasonal damage and planned network expansion. Glades Electric Cooperative in Florida, the City of Palo Alto's Utilities division, Santa Monica's Community Broadband Division, Ocala Utilities, and other city and county utility operators are active buyers. Geographic concentration is pronounced in Florida, with SVEC, Glades Electric, and Ocala Utilities each soliciting fiber restoration, splicing, and maintenance work across their service territories in Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee, and Marion counties. A secondary wave of activity spans Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice broadband and video surveillance infrastructure), Georgia (Chatham County utility locating and marking), Illinois (Department of Information Technology metro-ethernet and fiber circuits), and the Pacific Northwest. Representative recent opportunities include SVEC's RFP 2026-009 for Emergency Fiber Restoration (proposals due August 5, 2026, with cost-based compensation under Master Service Agreements), SVEC's routine fiber splicing RFP 2026-010 (proposals due November 13, 2026, on unit-price basis), and Glades Electric Cooperative's three-year FTTH maintenance and construction RFP (proposals due June 11, 2026, for aerial and underground fiber work across 1,650 miles of outside plant). Work is assigned through task releases and work orders specifying scope and rates, with mobilization costs, labor at straight time and overtime rates, equipment hourly charges, and materials all reimbursable under time-and-materials or cost-plus structures compliant with FEMA and federal regulations where applicable.