UNSPSC 43230000: Software

Software is any set of instructions written with series of 1's and 0's that operate or facilitate programmable objects.

UNSPSC 43230000 Software (Family) encompasses a wide range of application, system, and infrastructure software licenses and subscriptions that state and local governments buy to manage operations, deliver services, and comply with regulatory requirements. Recent state and local opportunities under this code show solicitations for enterprise resource planning and finance systems, specialized operational software (tax administration, emergency services, permitting, lost-and-found management), cybersecurity and network protection tools, data analytics and business intelligence platforms, workforce and grant management systems, and telecommunications infrastructure software—spanning renewal of incumbent products and greenfield implementations of modern cloud-based solutions. The mix of issuing bodies includes state departments and agencies (Maryland, Oregon, Massachusetts, Texas, Colorado, Delaware), county governments (San Mateo, Collier, Harris, Orange, San Bernardino, Broward, Marion), cities (Tucson, Santa Fe, Palo Alto, Herriman), school districts (Jordan, Greenville, Ogden, Northside Independent, East Hartford), regional transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority), and independent state entities (Employees Retirement System of Texas, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, Commonwealth of Massachusetts). San Mateo County Technology Services Department appears as a repeat buyer of software renewals and licenses across multiple product categories.

Representative recent opportunities span the geographic and functional breadth of the code. The Hillsborough County Property Appraiser (Florida) issued an RFI (due November 6, 2026) seeking market research on Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal platforms to replace legacy CustomCAMA software, with requirements for native Esri ArcGIS integration, cloud hosting with 99.9% uptime SLA, Florida statutory compliance, and AI and machine-learning capabilities. The Delaware Department of Government Support Services (due December 2, 2026) is requesting proposals for a comprehensive Next Generation 9-1-1 system delivering ESInet, NGCS, hosted call handling with recording, CAD, mobile data systems, and law enforcement and fire records management, with NIST NG9-1-1 compliance and 99.999% per-PSAP availability required. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services (due October 30, 2026) is requesting proposals for a statewide Secure Services Edge solution supporting Zero Trust Network Access, Secure Web Gateway, Cloud Access Security Broker, and Data Loss Prevention modules for approximately 40,000 state employees and cooperative purchasers (cities, counties, ports), with 99.99% high availability and NIST SP 800-53 Moderate security controls as mandatory. Collier County (Florida) is soliciting proposals for an Enterprise Asset Management SaaS platform supporting 1,100 users across transportation, water, stormwater, parks, transit, facilities, and solid waste portfolios (proposals due October 23, 2026). The Employees Retirement System of Texas is requesting proposals for enterprise tax compliance software to transmit approximately 150,000 annual IRS Form 1099-Rs via the IRIS API channel beginning with the 2027 filing season (proposals due October 20, 2026). Activity is concentrated in California (San Mateo County, Collier County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, Broward County), Texas (Harris County, ERS of Texas, Amarillo ISD, Northside ISD), the Northeast (Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut), and the Mountain West (Utah, Colorado), with emerging activity in Florida and Oregon.