UNSPSC 43232913: Bridge software

Bridge software is a software used in a device which forwards traffic between network segments based on data link layer information. These segments would have a common network layer address.

UNSPSC 43232913 Bridge Software is a Commodity code representing cloud-based and on-premises platforms that state and local governments use to manage IT service delivery, customer interactions, institutional data, compliance workflows, and specialized business processes. Recent state and local solicitations under this code range from higher-education ITSM and accessibility remediation platforms to school-district student assessment systems, utility billing portals, emergency-services dispatch and evidence management, workforce development tools, promotional testing administration, and enterprise-grade service automation. The work being solicited reflects a shift toward SaaS and cloud-hosted architectures with mandatory security compliance (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, NIST frameworks), data residency in the continental United States, and integrated authentication through Microsoft Entra ID or Azure Active Directory. Issuing bodies span higher-education institutions (Valencia College, Orlando Utilities Commission, Orlando Utilities Commission), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Northside Independent School District), county and municipal governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Dane County Sheriff's Office, Gwinnett County, City of New Haven, City of Augusta, City of Alexandria, Greenville County, Collier County, Broward County), transit authorities (DASH/City of Alexandria), and special-purpose districts (Employees Retirement System of Texas). Hillsborough County and Collier County appear as repeat buyers across multiple procurements.

Geographic spread is concentrated in Florida (Valencia College, Hillsborough County, Orlando Utilities Commission, Collier County, Broward County, City of Palo Alto) and the Southeast (Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina), with significant activity in Texas (Northside Independent School District, Employees Retirement System, City of Tucson), and sporadic procurements across Connecticut, Oregon, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, and California. Representative recent opportunities include Valencia College's RFI for an IT Service Management and Customer Service Management platform (RFI202605, due August 26, 2025, seeking 60+ functional and non-functional requirements including AI-powered chatbots and integration with Smartsheet), Hillsborough County Public Schools' Request for Proposals for a comprehensive student assessment platform to replace School City (RFP 26112RFPEST, due April 10, 2026, with 3,154 annual tests and integration with Canvas and FOCUS student information system), the City of New Haven's RFP for a cloud-based FOIA request management application (RFP 2027RFPCNH391, due September 22, 2026, with SOC 2 Type II and AES-256 encryption mandates), and Dane County Sheriff's Office's RFP for an Automated License Plate Reader system with cloud-based evidence management (RFP 2026RFP054PR, due September 3, 2026, with $80,000 annual budget authorization and five-year term). Sole-source procurements dominate the Hillsborough County and Collier County activity, reflecting established vendor relationships and proprietary or specialized solutions (ChildPlus for Head Start, Nutrislice for school food service, Curriculum Associates ELLevation for English Language Learner tracking).