UNSPSC 57080103: Emergency computer equipment for UN staff

A stock of portable and desktop computer equipment, installed with standard UN software and a printer. Electrical plugs need to vary and an adequate supply of electrical adapters should be supplied.

UNSPSC 57080103 Emergency computer equipment for UN staff is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally addresses emergency-use equipment, yet the recent state and local solicitations posted under this code do not match that scope. Instead, they capture routine business computer purchases—laptops, desktops, monitors, tablets, networking gear, and IT infrastructure replacement—that state and local governments procure constantly under broader commodity codes. State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged standard IT hardware and software refresh efforts with this code in error or as a fallback category. The issuing bodies in the sample include a county IT department (Collin County, Texas), a state cooperative purchasing vehicle (Texas TIPS), and a transit authority (Orange County Transportation Authority), alongside city IT and court system procurements across California, Florida, Arizona, and Ohio. None of these opportunities are actually purchasing emergency equipment; they are ordinary fleet refreshes and infrastructure upgrades.

Representative recent activity includes Collin County Information Technology Department issuing IFB 2026-390 on October 15, 2026 for computers, peripherals, and accessories from Dell Platinum or Titanium resellers, with an estimated annual contract value of $1.2 million and delivery required within 15 calendar days. The Orange County Transportation Authority posted IFB 260569 seeking approximately 278 Apple iPad Mini LTE Tablets for paratransit fleet operations with a total project budget of $224,359 and a response deadline that has already passed. Texas TIPS posted a master-agreement framework solicitation for Technology Solutions, Products, and Services on October 1, 2026 due November 19, 2026, enabling state and local entities across Texas to order technology on an as-needed basis. Activity concentrates in Texas, California, and Florida, with sporadic Ohio postings that lack sufficient detail for analysis. This code is not a reliable signal for emergency equipment procurement; monitor it only if pursuing routine IT hardware and infrastructure replacement contracts through state and local channels, which are better captured under mainstream computer equipment and networking commodity codes.