UNSPSC 43223342: Waveguide and connection kit

A metal pipe that has hollow middle part that conveys the electric signal or electric energy that has the frequency of microwave or higher, and it is the joint filler and related goods for connection.

UNSPSC 43223342 Waveguide and connection kit, a Commodity code, encompasses fiber optic infrastructure components and assembly work that state and local governments procure to build, maintain, and expand broadband and telecommunications networks. Recent solicitations show that buyers use this code for fiber optic cable installations, splicing operations, terminations, testing, and related hardware—the physical infrastructure that connects fiber circuits across utility systems, municipal networks, and public facilities. Issuing bodies include electric cooperatives (Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative in Florida), municipal utility departments (City of Palo Alto, City of Ocala), county transit and communications authorities (Chatham County, Sarasota County, Broward County), school districts (Gwinnett County Board of Education, Lake County Schools, Madison County School System, Northside Independent School District), and state transportation and information-technology departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Information Technology). Most activity clusters around cooperative utilities and municipal fiber-network expansion in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity across Texas, Illinois, and the Pacific Northwest.

State and local governments are procuring fiber optic components and installation labor on both project and on-call contract vehicles—emergency restoration work following utility damage (Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative RFP 2026-009, due August 5, 2026, and RFP 2026-009A, due November 16, 2026); routine fiber splicing and maintenance under master service agreements (Suwannee Valley RFP 2026-010, due November 13, 2026); bulk material purchases of cable in multiple strand counts for multi-year inventory (City of Palo Alto RFQ 197040, single-mode fiber 432/144/24/12 count, due October 21, 2026; City of Ocala ITB OFN/260227, fiber materials first-quarter FY26, due December 3, 2026); and fixed fiber-optic infrastructure installation tied to new construction or network-expansion projects (Texas Education Service Center Region 4 cabling services; Gwinnett County Board of Education Bay Creek Middle School addition LAN cabling, due October 29, 2026; South River Road ITS fiber installation in Sarasota County, due September 9, 2026). Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as DIR cooperative contracts in Texas are active, and several state departments are issuing metro-ethernet and dark-fiber transport RFQs for last-mile WAN connectivity. Activity is current and steady across utilities, school districts, and municipalities, with responses concentrated in the third and fourth quarters of 2026.