UNSPSC 83111603: Cellular telephone services

UNSPSC 83111603 Cellular telephone services is a Commodity code representing subscription and managed services for mobile voice, data, and messaging across state and local government fleets and operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring cellular plans for device portfolios, archiving and compliance solutions for mobile communications, distributed antenna systems for facility coverage, and fleet telematics. The mix of issuing bodies spans state agencies (Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Texas Department of Information Resources, Texas State Technical College, Georgia Technology Authority), county governments (Clay County, Florida; San Mateo County, California), municipal departments (City of Atlanta, Orange County Transportation Authority), and college district boards (Valencia College, Florida). The code captures both commodity-level wireless carrier services—competitive procurements for voice, data, and messaging plans across hundreds or thousands of devices—and specialized managed services layered atop basic cellular connectivity, such as message archiving for legal discovery and compliance, fleet safety telematics with GPS and dash cameras, and facility-level distributed antenna systems for in-building coverage.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and California. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas issued an RFP on April 27, 2026, for wireless and cellular services supporting approximately 710 mobile devices (510 smartphones, 135 tablets, 55 hotspots, 21 Open Gear devices) with proposals due May 27, 2026, restricting responses to facilities-based Mobile Network Operators and weighting evaluation 60 percent on pricing, 30 percent on performance details, and 10 percent on key personnel. The Texas Department of Information Resources posted an indefinite-quantity, multiple-award RFP for cellular, wireless, pager, and satellite voice and data services for the Texas Agency Network (TEX-AN) on May 26, 2026, with responses due July 23, 2026, covering network buildout, infrastructure services, site assessments, and emerging technologies across all state agencies. The Georgia Technology Authority issued an eRFP on April 6, 2026, for wireless communication services and equipment serving approximately 259,000 connected devices across state and local organizations under the GTA Direct program, with proposals due May 15, 2026. Clay County, Florida posted a quote request (RFQ) on July 15, 2026, for a cloud-based cellular professional archiving solution capturing, indexing, and retrieving text messages from 393 county mobile devices for records retention and legal discovery, with a quotation of $34,205.17 for one year and a local business preference available; quotes due July 30, 2026. San Mateo County issued an RFP on February 24, 2026, for design and installation of a cellular distributed antenna system at the North County Wellness Center providing 5G-ready coverage for AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile across interior spaces, with proposals due March 9, 2026, and contract award anticipated April 7, 2026.