UNSPSC 57080000: Humanitarian IT equipment

This family describes humanitarian IT equipment means all computers, servers, printers, computer hardware, wired or mobile telephones, on-site process control and automation systems, telecommunication assets, and other information technology-related equipment.

UNSPSC 57080000 Humanitarian IT equipment is a Family code under which state and local governments procure computer hardware, networking devices, software systems, and related IT infrastructure to support public operations. The code sees limited recent activity with substantive procurement scope; of the opportunities posted under this designation, most diverge significantly from humanitarian or emergency-response contexts. The Kentucky Department of Education's RFP for KETS Network Products and Services (due August 14, 2026) represents the most clearly aligned recent solicitation, seeking network infrastructure hardware including switches, routers, wireless access points, firewalls, cables, software licenses, installation, and maintenance support across 175 Kentucky public school sites, with up to five master agreements available through original equipment manufacturers and authorized resellers. An Ohio procurement posted July 16, 2026 (Solicitation 7149, Computer Hardware and Peripheral Devices, due July 24) lacks sufficient detail—the posting names only the commodity category and state without identifying the issuing body, scope, or budget—making evaluation of decision relevance impossible.

Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include state education agencies (Kentucky Department of Education), school districts (Northside Independent School District in Texas has posted multiple hardware and peripheral device RFQs), counties, cities, and special-purpose districts across multiple states. Geographic activity clusters in Kentucky, Texas, Ohio, and Florida, with additional solicitations from California, Connecticut, and other jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities beyond the Kentucky and Ohio postings include procurement of Chromebook replacement parts by Northside ISD (IFB 2026-069, due June 10, 2026), computer equipment by the Long Beach Public Utilities Department (ITB UD-26-338, due July 16, 2026 for HP laptops and desktops), and HP USB-C docking station quotes by Northside ISD (due June 22, 2026 through cooperative purchasing channels). The code shows steady but fragmented demand across education, municipal utilities, and county systems rather than concentrated activity; most opportunities are commodity-level hardware refreshes and peripheral device procurements rather than integrated humanitarian or emergency-response IT systems.