UNSPSC 52161554: Earphone

A small device that converts the electric signal into the sound signal. It is placed or closely inserted near to the ears to use for enjoying radio, television or music appreciation by the user alone.

UNSPSC 52161554 Earphone is a Commodity code that covers over-the-ear headphones, earpieces, wireless microphone receivers, and related audio output devices procured by state and local jurisdictions for accessibility, facility operations, broadcast production, and institutional use. The code sees recent activity from county and municipal purchasing offices, state departments of correction, school districts, and special-purpose authorities; recent solicitations include a three-year contract from the Illinois Department of Corrections for clear over-the-ear headphones designed for hard of hearing and deaf individuals in custody, issued as an IFB on May 12, 2026, with bids due May 29, 2026, and an informal written quotation from Gwinnett County Department of Financial Services on June 5, 2026, for intelligent ear phone/neck loop lanyards and universal ear speaker/headphones as part of an infrared assistive listening system upgrade in eight courtrooms, quotes due June 12, 2026. The scope spans accessibility devices (assistive listening earphones, hearing-aid-compatible receivers), production and broadcast audio gear (wireless microphone earpieces, lavalier components), and educational studio equipment (wireless microphone systems for classroom and conference room audio-visual installations). Issuing bodies range from state correctional agencies and county courts to municipal libraries, community college districts, and school systems.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia, Illinois, Florida, and Pennsylvania based on recent postings. The Illinois Department of Corrections procurement is a three-year contract with no guaranteed volume, issued under the Holmes Settlement mandate for over-the-ear headphones and specifying clear housing, built-in microphone, 3.5mm jack, minimum five-foot cord, 30–20,000 Hz frequency range, and 60 Ohms impedance, with F.O.B. Destination pricing and a Business Enterprise Program 4% utilization goal; the Illinois posting also imposes a U.S.-manufactured-product preference unless domestic products are unavailable, cost 12% or more above comparable foreign products, or substantially lower in quality. Gwinnett County's June 2026 IWQ for courtroom listening-system components specifies branded models (ListenIR 2-Channel Transmitter Model LT-84, Advanced Intelligent DSP IR Receivers Model LR-5200-IR, Intelligent Ear Phone/Neck Loop Lanyards Model LA-430, Universal Ear Speaker/Headphones Model LA-401) with installation, cabling, configuration, and testing, coordinated around active court schedules, delivery FOB Destination Freight Prepaid to Lawrenceville, Georgia. Additional recent activity includes classroom and conference room audio-visual systems procurement by Valencia College District (RFP 2026-26, April 6, 2026, proposals due April 30, 2026) and studio equipment solicitation by Hillsborough County Public Schools (ITB 26049, bids due April 13, 2026), both in Florida, which incorporate wireless microphone systems and related earphone components within larger facility technology integrations.