UNSPSC 81161801: Data communication equipment or platform rental or leasing service

A service involving the rental or leasing of data communication equipment or platforms

UNSPSC 81161801 Data communication equipment or platform rental or leasing service, a Commodity code, shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and actual recent state and local procurement activity. The most active recent solicitations under this code involve fabrication and refurbishment of water and wastewater control panels — electrical equipment construction and installation work — not data communication equipment rental or leasing. Broward County, Florida has posted two nearly identical open-end indefinite-quantity contracts for control panel fabrication and refurbishment serving the Public Works and Environmental Services Department and other county agencies. Both solicitations require vendors to hold a Florida Certified Electrical Contractor license or Broward County Master Electrical Contractor license, comply with the National Electrical Code and NEMA standards, perform at least 75 percent of work in-house, and maintain 24/7 emergency response availability. The work includes fabrication of custom pump station control panels in duplex through hexaplex configurations, refurbishment of existing panels, installation of automatic transfer switch and remote telemetry unit panels, and complete provision of labor, materials, tools, and transportation. A third recent opportunity — from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority on behalf of the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization — solicits marketing communication consultant services including website maintenance, printed and electronic communications design, and social media strategy, work entirely unrelated to the code's stated scope.

Broward County dominates recent activity under this code, with two substantially similar solicitations posted within five days in late May 2026. The first (PNC2132146B2) is due June 26, 2026, and includes estimated annual pass-through allowances of $38,000; the second (PNC2132148B3), due June 22, 2026, includes annual pass-through allowances totaling $80,000 with unit pricing for multiple fabrication and installation line items, a two-year initial contract term with up to three one-year renewal options, and local preference to vendors operating continuously in Broward County for at least one year. Both require electronic submission through BPRO. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority RFP (P26001TPO) for marketing communications, posted April 17, 2026, with a March 27, 2026 deadline, appears to have been posted with a past deadline and does not align with the code's scope. The code shows little relevant activity beyond Broward County's control panel work and does not reflect genuine data communication equipment rental or leasing procurement.