UNSPSC 52161521: Multimedia receivers

UNSPSC 52161521 Multimedia receivers is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, captures professional videography services and law enforcement audiovisual equipment procurement rather than consumer-grade multimedia hardware. State and local governments are using this code to source specialized videographer personnel and equipment-related services. Issuing bodies include state-level procurement offices (the State of Rhode Island Department of Procurement), regional service cooperatives (Sourcewell on behalf of Minnesota-based entities and Washington counties), and their downstream participating entities including municipalities, counties, school districts, and nonprofit organizations. The scope reflects mixed demand: Rhode Island's Master Price Agreement targets on-call videographer services for state agencies and authorized political subdivisions, while the Sourcewell cooperative solicitation addresses law enforcement equipment needs across a multi-state buying consortium.

Rhode Island's most recent activity is a Master Price Agreement (MPA 213) for videographer services with proposals due September 14, 2026, structured as an open-enrollment vendor assessment with multiple awards and project-specific rate bidding; vendors must carry General Liability insurance of $1 million combined single limit and comply with MBE participation requirements. Sourcewell's RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment, due June 16, 2026, establishes a cooperative contracting framework spanning Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) and participating entities nationwide and in Canada, with results available to thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 districts, and tribal governments through a participating addendum model. Geographic activity centers on the Pacific Northwest and Northeast, with Rhode Island and Washington/Minnesota as the primary recent jurisdictions. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (multimedia receivers—hardware) and the actual solicitations (services and law enforcement equipment) suggests limited commodity-level relevance; business development professionals should verify whether opportunities under this code number warrant pursuit or whether related services and equipment codes better reflect active state and local buying patterns.