UNSPSC 52161520: Microphones

UNSPSC 52161520 Microphones (Commodity) covers microphone equipment and components that state and local governments procure for courtroom assistive listening systems, educational broadcasting and studio production, conference room audio-visual integration, and accessible communications infrastructure. Recent solicitations show governments buying wireless microphone systems with receivers and accessories, over-the-ear headphones designed for accessibility, lavalier and handheld wireless units, and microphone stands and batteries as part of broader AV system upgrades. The issuing bodies span county judicial departments, city procurement offices, state correctional departments, school districts, community colleges, and special-purpose utilities commissions. Gwinnett County Department of Financial Services, the City of Philadelphia, the Illinois Department of Corrections, Hillsborough County Public Schools, and Valencia College District have all posted microphone or microphone-inclusive solicitations in the past ten weeks, indicating recurring capital investment in these systems across multiple government verticals.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and Pennsylvania. Gwinnett County (Georgia) posted an informal written quotation for courtroom assistive listening equipment including 32 IR receivers and 32 intelligent earphones due June 12, 2026; the City of Philadelphia issued a micro purchase for podcast and AV equipment due June 14, 2026; the Illinois Department of Corrections posted an IFB for clear over-the-ear headphones designed for hard-of-hearing inmates due May 29, 2026, with a four-percent Business Enterprise Program utilization goal; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) solicited studio equipment including Audio-Technica wireless microphone systems and PreSonus audio mixers due April 13, 2026, with estimated annual spending of approximately $300,000; and Valencia College District (Florida) issued an RFP for classroom and conference room technology services including microphone components, with proposals due April 30, 2026 and historical annual spending of approximately $1.6 million. Equipment is typically procured as part of turnkey audio-visual system integration rather than as standalone microphone purchases, and most opportunities require installation, configuration, training, and warranty coverage as bundled deliverables.