Legacy Requests

Governments keep asking for what nobody makes anymore.

Models demand from government RFPs. And supply from 3P vendors on places like ebay and online auction houses.

Try Flygt · Motorola · obsolete

Asking right now.

19,041 government requests for parts are open today, each naming the part numbers they will accept.

Search them by maker or part number →

Before the RFP: the legacy date.

The maker sets a last day to order it new. Utilities that know the date buy ahead. These are open now.

  1. FLEX I/O Rockwell / Allen-Bradleyorder by Oct 31, 2026 · 12 days left
  2. PowerFlex 70 drives Rockwell / Allen-Bradleyorder by Dec 1, 2026 · 43 days left · 1 agency on record running it
  3. CompactLogix Rockwell / Allen-Bradleyorder by Dec 31, 2026 · 73 days left · 5 agencies on record running it
  4. ControlLogix Rockwell / Allen-Bradleyorder by Dec 31, 2026 · 73 days left · 1 agency on record running it
All 15 last-time buys, with the maker's own notice →

The same makes. Over and over.

Equipment, software, service. Each make asked for by agency after agency.

  1. Ford vehicles33 asks · 23 agencies · since 2022
  2. Motorola radios43 asks · 21 agencies · since 2023
  3. Siemens software and controls35 asks · 17 agencies · since 2022
  4. Motorola Solutions radios33 asks · 16 agencies · since 2024
  5. Axon Enterprise equipment23 asks · 15 agencies · since 2022
  6. ESRI software and controls34 asks · 13 agencies · since 2022
  7. Caterpillar generators16 asks · 13 agencies · since 2024
  8. ABB switchgear and transformers16 asks · 12 agencies · since 2024

Asked again. And again.

Same buyer. Same part number. Months or years apart. A part that keeps coming back is a part nobody makes anymore.

  1. EXO Handheld +2 more YSI Incorporated EXO Advanced Multi-Parameter Sondes Instruments, Sensors, Annual…Department of Environmental Protection, FL · asked 3 times · 2022-10 to 2026-02
  2. P-32H FESCO/Mathis Hydraulic Fire PlowDepartment of Agriculture and Consumer Services, FL · asked 4 times · 2022-08 to 2025-10
  3. 200-0622-00 +10 more Applied Concepts Inc. Dual - 2 Antenna Radar System (radar system with accessories) for…City of Hattiesburg, MS · asked 2 times · 2024-04 to 2026-06
  4. E125 Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. ESRI Enterprise Advantage Program (EEAP) License and Support…Northwest Fla Water Management Dist, FL · asked 3 times · 2022-08 to 2024-08
  5. 11642 Axon Enterprise, Inc. Real-time interoperability/situational awareness hardware and SaaS…County of Napa, CA · asked 2 times · 2024-08 to 2026-07
  6. 02-A-01-D-1-8B-8-US +2 more Kamstrup 5/8X3/4 FLOWIQ 2250 AMI METERCity of Edinburg, TX · asked 3 times · 2024-02 to 2025-11

It's out there. It just takes hours to find.

156 of these part numbers, hunted by hand on eBay, dealers and auction sites.

85exact part number, for sale
45nowhere to be found

Some of what turned up:

  1. 310010591200 SulzerCity of High Point paid $43,454 each.Listed for $3,836 at a dealer · used →
  2. GVSUPS50KR0B5GS DatamaxxDivision of Administrative Hearings paid $45,000 each.Listed for $36,820 at a dealer · new →
  3. IQ20-FA14 RotorkCity of Lansing paid $12,093 each.Listed for $4,585 at a dealer · new →
  4. NP-3127.060 FlygtCity of San Angelo paid $16,334 each.Listed for $10,300 at a dealer · new →
  5. M25URS9PW1BN MotorolaCity of McAllen paid $6,560 each.Listed for $600 at a dealer · refurb →

Still asking, right now.

Federal notices still taking answers. Open longest first.

  1. Pulsetech Sole Source NSNsDefense Logistics Agency · posted 2026-09-24 · open until 2026-10-28
  2. 6630 - Brand Name or Equal COPAN Walk-Away Specimen Processor (WASP)Department of Veterans Affairs · posted 2026-09-30 · open until 2026-10-22
All 2 open notices →

Every ask.

6,904 asks for equipment, software and service. 208 public agencies. 2022–2026. Each one links to the agency's own document.

Manufacturer / modelPartAgency PriceLead timeTheir reasonDateSource