NIGP 280: Electrical Cable and Wire, Not Electronic

NIGP 280 Electrical Cable and Wire, Not Electronic is a Class code that encompasses the supply and delivery of copper, fiber, and specialty electrical cables, conduit, wire, and associated hardware for utility distribution, facility infrastructure, and telecommunications applications. State and local governments procure under this code for everything from routine maintenance supplies to major infrastructure projects—power distribution upgrades, data center cabling, communications tower work, airport electrical systems, water treatment facility modernization, and roadway lighting systems. Recent solicitations show work ranging from single line-item specialty cable buys (Lubbock Power & Light's request for 2,000 feet of 350 KCM copper cable rated 25 KV) to comprehensive cabling services across entire county systems (Hillsborough County's five-year low-voltage cabling agreement with an estimated value of $9,213,350 and San Mateo County's structured cabling RFP for an estimated $300,000 to $1,000,000). The mix of buyers is broad: municipal utilities (Lubbock Power & Light), counties (Orange County, Hillsborough County, Bernalillo County), cities (Palo Alto, Phoenix, Dallas), school districts (Fulton County Schools, Northside Independent School District), transit authorities (Dallas Area Rapid Transit), colleges (Texas Southern University, Mt. Hood Community College), and special-purpose authorities (Port Authority of New York and New Jersey). Several jurisdictions appear across multiple recent opportunities—Hillsborough County issued separate ITBs for both low-voltage cabling services (ITB-26-00215 and ITB-26-00261), indicating active, sustained procurement activity.

Geographic spread is nationwide, with recent activity concentrated in Texas (Lubbock, Galveston County, Dallas, San Antonio, Donna, Plant City), Florida (Orange County, Hillsborough County, Miami-Dade via Broward County's Pine Island Road project, New London), California (Palo Alto, San Mateo, Phoenix, Los Angeles Superior Court), Oregon (Mt. Hood Community College, State of Oregon military procurement), and scattered activity in New York, Connecticut, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, and other states. Representative opportunities include the City of Palo Alto's RFQ 198238 for assorted electric parts (ring terminals, bushings, connectors, wire, fuses; 40 line items, approximately 15,322 units; RFQ response date July 8, 2026), Hillsborough County's ITB-26-00215 for low-voltage cabling services (five-year term, estimated $8.7 million, bids due April 24, 2026), San Mateo County's RFP #ISD-20261906 for structured cabling and installation (copper UTP Cat 6a and fiber OM3/OM4; estimated $300,000–$1,000,000; proposals due December 8, 2025), Orange County Florida's IFB Y26-604 for Eastern Water Reclamation Facility electrical and mechanical upgrades (cable installation, conduit, wire infrastructure; sealed bids due April 30, 2026), Mt. Hood Community College's bid for low-voltage electrical conduit installation for landscape irrigation control wiring (Schedule 40 PVC or HDPE; bids due July 22, 2026), and the City of Milpitas' IFB 26-229 for blanket MRO supplies across five categories including electrical conduit and utility operations supplies (five-year term, local preference applies, bids due August 4, 2026). These opportunities reflect steady demand for both catalog-discount supply agreements and specialized installation and infrastructure work.