UNSPSC 43232406: Program testing software

Program testing software is a software tool used to test and evaluate a program to ensure that it complies with the requirements specified during its development cycle.

UNSPSC 43232406 Program testing software is a Commodity code that encompasses software solutions for test administration, assessment automation, data management, and quality assurance across education, utilities, transportation, and enterprise IT environments. State and local governments procure testing and validation tools to support academic assessment at scale, SCADA system commissioning and validation, network infrastructure testing, and software quality assurance. Recent solicitations show school districts acquiring comprehensive digital assessment platforms integrated with student information systems and learning management systems; water utilities and transportation authorities procuring SCADA testing and certification services; and municipal technology departments licensing software testing tools for IT infrastructure and application development. The issuing bodies span school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida), state agencies (Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Texas Department of Transportation), cities and counties (City of Augusta Georgia, Orange County California, City of Newnan Georgia), specialized districts (South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, Orlando Utilities Commission), and a state university (University of Texas at Austin). Activity is concentrated in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Washington, and California, with smaller numbers of opportunities across other states.

Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for a comprehensive student assessment platform serving 200,000–225,000 students across 242 school sites, with QTI content import, data migration from Renaissance, integration with Canvas LMS and FOCUS SIS, and migration completion and quality assurance by November 2026 (proposals due April 10, 2026); Washington State OSPI's Request for Proposals 2026-20 for a statewide IEP platform serving 150,000 students with disabilities across 300+ local education agencies and nine Educational Service Districts, with bidirectional SIS integration (Skyward at 87.8% penetration, PowerSchool, Synergy), CEDARS state reporting integration, and contract period December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2029 with potential five-year extension (proposals due June 30, 2026); City of Augusta Georgia's RFP 26-275 for a cloud-based utilities billing Customer Information System managing 75,000 customer accounts with integration to Temetra AMI, Cityworks work management, and ArcGIS, data conversion from Systems & Software enQuesta, and 12–18 month migration timeline (proposals due August 26, 2026); and South Florida Regional Transportation Authority's RFP 26-011 for dispatch network redesign and enterprise network configuration spanning six data centers and forty-nine wayside locations, with Cisco network engineering, Factory Acceptance Testing, and one-year warranty (proposals due November 3, 2026, pre-proposal meeting October 13, 2026). District of Columbia and Florida procurement offices show repeat activity in software licensing and voice application services. Activity is current through October 2026.