UNSPSC 46161520: Variable message sign

A system with traffic information electronic sign board which is designed to express the traffic information arising in real time for moving picture, graphic, characters, and others by installing it on intersections and roads.

UNSPSC 46161520 Variable message sign is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure variable message signs (VMS) and related portable changeable message boards for temporary traffic control, work-zone management, event traffic diversion, and dynamic messaging during roadway maintenance and special events. Recent solicitations show these devices deployed alongside barricades, cones, and striping as part of integrated traffic-control packages; they appear in pavement marking contracts, roadway resurfacing projects, signal installations, and event-management operations. The issuing-body mix spans state departments of transportation (Caltrans, Georgia DOT, TxDOT), counties (Hillsborough, Okaloosa, Pasco, Orange, Cameron, Tattnall, Floyd, Sarasota), cities (Atlanta, Dallas, Tucson, Charlotte, Brownsville, Temple, Detroit, Madison), and special-purpose airport authorities (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International). State DOTs and larger counties dominate recent activity, frequently bundling VMS rentals or purchases into multi-year or as-needed service agreements. Hillsborough County's October 2026 ITB for rental of traffic control devices explicitly specified three-line variable message boards with eight-character-per-line capacity and up to 200 stored messages—with contractor obligation to maintain 15 boards locally and 60 within 168 hours—at an estimated three-year value of $688,970.00; that procurement required FDOT prequalification and Advanced Maintenance of Traffic certification.

Recent opportunities cluster in California, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and North Carolina. The California Department of Transportation issued multiple SB Minor B contracts between August and October 2026 that included portable changeable message signs as line items within broader work-zone traffic-control scopes (curve warning sign installation, guardrail placement, signal detection replacement, pavement rehabilitation). Georgia DOT issued an RFQ in September 2026 for temporary portable rumble strips and a work-zone temporary traffic control devices RFQ in October 2026. Hillsborough County's October 2026 rental solicitation for variable message boards (ITB2700002, due October 28, 2026) is a standout active opportunity at the intersection of this code; the City of Atlanta's barricade-deployment solicitations (posted October 16 and June 26, 2026) reference message boards as ancillary traffic-control components. The State of South Dakota's September 2026 IFB for an annual traffic control devices contract and the City of Tucson's August 2026 IFB for traffic signal and street lighting poles (including pedestrian signal components that integrate with message-board systems in work zones) show sustained procurement demand across multiple sectors. Geographic spread is nationwide, with concentrated recent activity in Georgia and Florida (state DOT and county-level solicitations), California (Caltrans SB Minor B contracts), Texas (Dallas, Brownsville), and North Carolina (Charlotte). Pursue Hillsborough County's October 28, 2026 rental procurement and any follow-on state-DOT RFQs for work-zone traffic control if your firm offers certified AMOT personnel and local board inventory capacity.