UNSPSC 52161529: Video cassette players or recorders

UNSPSC 52161529 Video cassette players or recorders is a Commodity code with minimal alignment to current state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show no purchases of video cassette equipment; instead, they document live video production and streaming services (Valencia College's commencement event production) and law enforcement equipment cooperative purchasing (Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington counties and other jurisdictions). The code's nominal scope—consumer or institutional videotape recording and playback hardware—does not match the work actually being solicited in the tagged records, indicating the code itself sees little relevant recent purchasing activity among state and local bodies.

The two recent opportunities flagged under this code represent different procurement models entirely. Valencia College, an Orange County, Florida community college, issued a Request for Quote in July 2025 for multi-camera live video production and streaming services for four commencement ceremonies, ultimately awarding to local vendor Omni World Productions, Inc. in September 2025; this is a service engagement, not equipment acquisition. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, posted an RFP in May 2026 on behalf of Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties in Washington and other public entities nationwide, seeking law enforcement equipment through a statewide or regional cooperative contract, with a June 16, 2026 response deadline through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal. Neither opportunity reflects the purchase of video cassette recorders or players. The code shows no active market for the product it nominally describes among current state and local buyers.