UNSPSC 81161700: Telecommunication Services

This class is associated with services for telecommunications related devices and functionality.

UNSPSC 81161700 Telecommunication Services is a Class code encompassing fiber-based metro ethernet transport, managed broadband connectivity, inmate communications systems, satellite and wireless services, and enterprise telecommunications infrastructure that state and local governments are actively procuring. The code captures a broad range of telecom delivery mechanisms—from last-mile fiber and fixed wireless to satellite push-to-talk systems and turnkey inmate phone-video-kiosk platforms—reflecting the diversity of connectivity needs across state agencies, county governments, municipalities, school districts, transit authorities, and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations under this code span Illinois, California, Wisconsin, Florida, Washington, Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with heavy activity among state departments of information technology, counties with correctional or transit operations, and school districts upgrading internal and external network infrastructure.

Issuing bodies skew toward state IT departments and regional technology procurement offices (Illinois DoIT, WaTech, DIR) managing statewide or multi-agency contracts, but also include county governments operating correctional facilities (Sauk County Wisconsin, Orange County California, Texas TJJD), municipalities and special districts managing public facilities (City of Ocala, City of Wichita, San Mateo County Parks, Hillsborough County Schools), and transit authorities (OCTA Orange County). Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Information Technology soliciting Metro Ethernet transport service to connect Department of Transportation sites across fifteen Illinois ICN POP locations with a July 30, 2026 RFQ response date (estimated $45,000 contract value); San Mateo County Parks Department requesting managed broadband connectivity for remote field operations via RFP due July 3, 2026; Sauk County Wisconsin procuring an inmate telephone-video-kiosk-tablet system through August 26, 2026 RFP with mandatory July 21 pre-bid site visit; Washington state (WaTech) soliciting wireline ethernet and fixed wireless services across 29 sites by May 12, 2026; and Orange County Transportation Authority issuing an IFB for mobile radio and data terminal maintenance across its paratransit fleet with July 27, 2026 bid deadline (estimated $200,000 annual value, DBE goal percentage applies). The code also captures correctional phone systems and satellite communications sole-source procurements, fiber installation at municipal buildings, and statewide network migration and compliance monitoring RFIs. Geographic concentration spans California (state agencies, counties, cities), Illinois, Washington, Florida, and Texas, with scattered activity in Wisconsin, Colorado, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Kansas, Mississippi, and Idaho, reflecting both densely populated coastal and Midwest corridors and rural broadband equity initiatives. Set-asides and preferences appear frequently—SBE waivers in Illinois where no qualified small businesses exist, DBE goals in transportation, DVBE and local small business preferences in California and Orange County, and prevailing wage requirements in school and public works contexts.