UNSPSC 52161550: Personal video recorder PVR

One of several types of devices that record video in a digital format to a disk drive or other medium.

UNSPSC 52161550 Personal video recorder PVR, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently posted under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect infrastructure-scale video surveillance, live production streaming, audio-visual system upgrades, pipeline inspection equipment, and law enforcement market surveys — none of which center on personal video recorder devices as standalone products. The mismatch suggests either that the code is being misapplied by posting jurisdictions or that demand for discrete PVR units has shifted toward integrated network video recording systems embedded in comprehensive surveillance solutions rather than consumer or portable devices.

The issuing bodies posting video-related work span cities (DeBary, Holly Hill, Pembroke Pines, Philadelphia, Atlanta), counties (Lauderdale County in Mississippi, San Mateo), water and transit authorities (Macon Water Authority, Valencia College, Broward County Transportation), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell on behalf of Washington counties and nationwide participants). Geographic activity clusters in Florida, Georgia, and Washington, with outliers in Mississippi, Colorado, and multi-state cooperative frameworks. Representative recent solicitations include the City of DeBary's RFP 09-20 for a 32-channel 4K network video recorder system upgrade at city hall (RFP, July 2020); the City of Pembroke Pines' Quick Quote TS-26-QQ-09 for AXIS network surveillance cameras totaling approximately $90,000 (quotes due September 9, 2026); and Lauderdale County's sealed bid for an IP-based video management system replacement at the detention facility (bids due June 2, 2026). However, none of these opportunities demand personal video recorders as the primary deliverable, indicating that this Commodity code sees little relevant state and local procurement activity in its nominal form.