UNSPSC 43232309: Information retrieval or search software

Software to leverage indexing routines to access and retrieve data from data sources

UNSPSC 43232309 Information retrieval or search software is a Commodity code that covers state and local procurement of specialized software platforms used to retrieve, analyze, organize, and display data—including case management systems, dispatch platforms, labor market intelligence engines, document management repositories, and domain-specific analytics tools. Recent solicitations show state and local governments acquiring software for workforce data mining, emergency-response coordination, healthcare fraud detection, animal shelter operations, tax modeling, and legislative tracking. The issuing bodies span city procurement departments (Philadelphia), state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Washington State Department of Health, Georgia Department of Community Health), counties (Hillsborough County Florida, Marion County Florida, Pasco County Florida, Collier County Florida), transit authorities (Dougherty Area Transit System in Alexandria Virginia, Maritime Metro Transit in Manitowoc Wisconsin), universities (Kennesaw State University, University of Mississippi), and special-purpose districts (Atlanta Regional Commission). Philadelphia appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple Adobe and specialty-software renewals in rapid succession in June and July 2026.

Recent opportunities span a wide scope: the City of Philadelphia procured Wingswept case management and Adobe Creative Cloud licenses (due July 17, 2026, RFP/RFQ); the City of Alexandria on behalf of Dougherty Area Transit System issued RFP 2009 for a Computer-Aided Dispatch/Automatic Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL) system replacement with proposals due August 18, 2026, requiring real-time bus tracking, wayside displays, schedule adherence monitoring, and integration with existing Motorola radios and passenger counters, with a pre-proposal conference on July 21; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice released RFO 696-TL-26-O020 for a cloud-based Learning Management System serving 35,000 employees, responses due August 6, 2026, with mandatory 3 percent VetHUB participation and TX-RAMP Level 2 certification; the Washington State Department of Health issued RFQQ 26-004C for transition from legacy Sentry platform to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) with a budgeted ceiling of $2,298,707 and responses due July 23, 2026; and the City of Tucson established a cooperative purchasing agreement through Axia for an enterprise AI-powered service automation platform (chatbots) with estimated annual nationwide volume of $25 million, proposals due July 13, 2026. Activity concentrates in Texas, Washington State, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and Wisconsin, with secondary activity in Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, and Oregon. The mix reflects both single-jurisdiction buys and statewide or multi-agency procurements, with several solicitations incorporating federal funding (FTA, CMAQ, ARPA) and compliance mandates (NIST, FedRAMP, WCAG, HIPAA).