UNSPSC 46161505: Parking meters

UNSPSC 46161505 Parking meters (Commodity) encompasses parking management systems, equipment, and services that state and local governments deploy to control access, collect revenue, and manage occupancy across on-street and off-street parking facilities. Recent solicitations show municipalities and airport authorities procuring integrated technology solutions combining license plate recognition, contactless payment systems, real-time occupancy monitoring, mobile enforcement integration, and cloud-based reporting—moving beyond traditional coin-operated meters to comprehensive parking operations platforms. Issuing bodies include city departments of transportation, airport authorities, county governments, and special-purpose redevelopment agencies. The Melbourne Airport Authority (Florida), Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (Georgia), City of Atlanta, City of Dallas, and cities of New Smyrna Beach and Beaverton (Oregon and Florida) have all posted opportunities under this code within the past four months, signaling steady demand across mixed-size jurisdictions for system replacement and upgrade.

The code shows concentrated recent activity in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Oregon, and Texas. Representative current opportunities include the Melbourne Airport Authority's RFP 2025-1009 for comprehensive parking lot operator services across public and employee facilities with a May 1, 2026 system go-live deadline and a five-year base contract with one optional renewal (sealed proposals due November 6, 2025); the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County RFP #27001 for a turnkey Parking Access and Revenue Control System (PARCS) upgrade to the Courthouse and City Hall facilities at an estimated annual cost of $75,000 (proposals due October 1, 2026); and the City of New Smyrna Beach RFP rebid for a cloud-based Parking Guidance System covering approximately 1,100 spaces across two downtown areas with a three-year initial term and optional two-year extension (proposals due June 22, 2026). The City of Atlanta Department of Transportation issued IFB/GS/DOT/2606-1260231 for on-street parking and curb management services (proposals due August 4, 2026), and the Village of Schaumburg, Illinois solicited RFP 2026-RFP-050 for replacement of four parking kiosks at the Metra Station north lot with a fully functioning multi-space system compatible with existing enforcement platforms (proposals due August 7, 2026). Contract values where specified range from $75,000 annually to multiyear agreements; performance bonds and prevailing wage compliance appear in select solicitations.