UNSPSC 83112601: Local loop capacities

UNSPSC 83112601 Local loop capacities is a Commodity code that encompasses telecommunications connectivity infrastructure and services connecting end-user locations to network access points. State and local governments procure under this code primarily for institutional voice, data, and broadband services—metro ethernet transport, VoIP systems, satellite internet connectivity for emergency operations, unified communications platforms, and cabling infrastructure that forms the last-mile backbone of agency networks. Recent opportunities show work ranging from hybrid meeting audio-visual services with Zoom integration to emergency satellite terminals, cloud-hosted unified communications migrations, and fiber-based point-to-point metro ethernet redundancy for correctional facilities and transportation authorities.

The issuing bodies span state departments of information resources and transportation, county technology services and emergency management divisions, independent school districts, municipal airports, cities, regional transit authorities, and special-purpose districts. Texas agencies and Illinois state departments appear frequently. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, Florida, Washington, Georgia, and California, with scattered activity in Oregon, Wisconsin, and other states. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Education Agency's RFP 701-27-001 for audio-visual services supporting hybrid council meetings (due October 21, 2026), the Washington Military Department's RFP 27014 for Low Earth Orbit satellite internet to support emergency management operations (proposals due December 3, 2026 with pre-bid October 21), the City of Doral's ITB 2026-22 for telecommunications wiring services across data and voice networks (bids due September 28, 2026), and the Texas Department of Information Resources' cooperative RFO for cabling services and related products (proposals due September 24, 2026) serving state and local public entities statewide. The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology's metro ethernet procurement (RFQ due October 20, 2026) and Texas DIR's cooperative End-User IT Outsourcing Services contract (responses due October 20, 2026 with $29.3 million in FY 2025 volume) indicate sustained demand for multi-year, indefinite-quantity arrangements. Activity is current and ongoing.