UNSPSC 46161516: License plate recognition system

A type of device that reads the vehicle number automatically by the camera filming the plate number of the vehicle that passes the vehicle detector.

UNSPSC 46161516 License plate recognition system is a Commodity code that encompasses traffic monitoring and data collection equipment used by state and local transportation agencies, though recent procurement activity shows limited direct alignment with the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve transit system technology (computer-aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location systems for bus rapid transit), traffic counting equipment (TRAX Apollyon counters for bicycle and vehicle data collection), and transit feasibility consulting rather than license plate recognition hardware or software. State and local buyers under this code include county transportation departments, county engineers' offices, transit authorities, and regional improvement districts. Broward County Transit (Florida) and Marion County (Florida) are active recent solicitors, alongside special-purpose districts such as the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts serving DeKalb and Fulton Counties, Georgia.

Recent activity is concentrated in Florida and Georgia, with limited geographic diversity in the posted opportunities. Broward County Transportation Department is conducting an Industry Day on July 30, 2026, followed by a fully competitive RFP for Computer-Aided Dispatch/Automatic Vehicle Location systems to support its Bus Rapid Transit Program, representing more than $1 billion in investment over the next decade. Marion County, Florida issued an IFB (re-solicitation 18SS-153) for TRAX Apollyon traffic counters with a response deadline of May 6, 2026, seeking alternatives to the incumbent sole-source provider Jamar Technologies, Inc. The Perimeter Community Improvement Districts in Georgia issued an RFP due April 2, 2026, for a Last Mile Transit Connectivity Feasibility Study budgeted at $225,000, requiring consultants to evaluate microtransit, autonomous shuttle, and vanpool alternatives. These solicitations suggest the code may be misaligned with actual license plate recognition procurement, reflecting instead broader traffic and transit technology acquisition by regional transportation bodies.