UNSPSC 43233006: Virtual machine software

Software that emulates a computer and may execute programs like it was a real computer. This software was at the beginning defined as an efficient and isolated duplicate of a physical machine.

UNSPSC 43233006 Virtual machine software is a Commodity code that covers cloud-hosted and virtualized computing platforms, software licensing subscriptions, case management systems, document management tools, and specialized operational software that state and local governments acquire through both competitive and sole-source procurements. State and local buyers—city procurement departments, county commissioners, state agencies, universities, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts—are actively soliciting under this code for mission-critical applications including learning management systems, CAD/AVL transit dispatch platforms, ERP and accounting software, healthcare and animal services management solutions, and cybersecurity tools. The City of Philadelphia has posted multiple software procurements in recent weeks, including requests for Wingswept Case Management (RFQ due July 17, 2026) and Adobe Creative Cloud licenses (RFQ due July 17, 2026), both awarded to current software vendors. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is seeking a cloud-based Learning Management System serving 35,000 employees under RFO 696-TL-26-O020 (responses due August 6, 2026) with mandatory 3 percent VetHUB subcontracting and TX-RAMP Level 2 security certification. The City of Alexandria, on behalf of DASH transit, issued RFP 2009 for a next-generation CAD/AVL system replacement (proposals due August 18, 2026) with federal CMAQ and RSTP funding, DBE contract goals, and comprehensive security and uptime requirements. Washington State Department of Health posted RFQQ 26-004C for a Sentry-to-SDWIS data platform transition (proposals due July 23, 2026) with a $2.3 million budgeted ceiling and five-point bonuses for Washington small businesses and veteran-owned businesses.

Geographic activity spans Texas (multiple state-agency procurements including TDCJ, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Comptroller, Texas Department of Insurance, and Office of the Attorney General), Florida (Hillsborough County, Collier County, Marion County, and other county utilities), Washington (Department of Health and Military Department), North Carolina and Georgia (municipal and regional authorities), Colorado (town governments), Pennsylvania (state and municipal), Illinois (state and university procurement), Mississippi (University of Mississippi sole-source purchases), and Oregon (housing authority). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Tucson's AI-powered service automation platform procurement through Axia Cooperative (proposals due July 13, 2026) with an estimated $25 million nationwide annual purchase volume, the Washington Military Department's statewide CAD-to-CAD interoperability system RFP 26-012 (proposals due July 30, 2026) with a $3 million to $4.8 million estimated contract value and 50-point bonuses for Washington small businesses and veteran-owned firms, the City of Santa Monica's taxation and permit software consolidation RFP (proposals due May 26, 2026) with integration requirements for Tyler Munis ERP and Paymentus payment processing, and the Atlanta Regional Commission's cloud-based client management software system RFP 691 (proposals due July 13, 2026) supporting behavioral health and case management with mandatory HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II compliance. Sole-source and renewal procurements remain active across jurisdictions, with Hillsborough County pursuing Tabula Mosquito Control Platform licensing ($61,750 over five years with $22,750 in negotiated discounts) and multiple municipalities executing single-source awards for proprietary or incumbent-vendor software to maintain operational continuity and system integration.