UNSPSC 45130000: Photographic and recording media

UNSPSC 45130000 Photographic and recording media (Family) describes the consumable and hardware materials state and local governments procure for image and video capture, storage, and playback — including camera equipment, video management systems, recording devices, and related supplies. Recent solicitations show the code encompasses a wide range of applications: security and surveillance infrastructure, event documentation and marketing content creation, forensic and crime-scene evidence collection, and institutional video systems. The City of Meriden, Connecticut solicited food service disposables under this code (RFP 027-04, due July 16, 2026), though that solicitation appears misaligned with the code's core photographic and recording scope. More representative activity includes the New London Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement for UniFi camera equipment across four school locations (RFP 202614CONL, due May 19, 2026), Harris County Sheriff's Office's ITB for crime-scene supplies including DNA collection kits and camera repair parts (ITB 250415, due June 8, 2026), and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's vendor-pool RFB for event and marketing photography, videography, live streaming, and graphic design services (RFB 2026-UWMIL-01163, due April 27, 2026). The County of Santa Clara solicited preventative maintenance and minor repair services for Bosch Video Management Software systems (ITB ITBPRCFY260706, due May 28, 2026), and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued a five-year ITB for security and access-control camera installations, testing, and maintenance across Water Resources Department facilities (ITB ITB2600196, $461,365.28 estimate, due April 6, 2026).

State and county purchasing departments, county sheriffs' offices, municipal school boards, and higher-education institutions drive recent solicitation activity, with scattered geographic concentration across Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and California. Recent opportunities span security-system installation and maintenance (Hillsborough County), school-based surveillance infrastructure (New London), forensic evidence collection (Harris County), and event production services (UW-Milwaukee). Several posted opportunities reference industry networking and business development forums rather than direct procurement — including the Marion County 2nd Annual Reverse Trade Show (Marion County, Florida, June 17, 2026) and the Central Florida Chapter of NIGP Reverse Trade Show (November 4, 2026, Orlando). The State of Texas posted a reference to TIPS USA cooperative-purchasing framework under the code (Solicitation 260303, April 17, 2026), redirecting interested vendors to external materials. Geographic spread includes Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and California, with no standout repeat buyer across the recent posting window.