NIGP 28050: Heating Cables and Wires (Up to 277V): Lead Covered, Neoprene Jacket, etc.

NIGP 28050 Heating Cables and Wires (Up to 277V): Lead Covered, Neoprene Jacket, Etc. is an Item code covering specialized electrical conductors and associated hardware procured by municipal utilities and school districts for substation maintenance, distribution infrastructure, and facility electrical systems. State and local buyers under this code source copper cables rated for medium to high voltage (25 KV), anchor rods and fastening hardware, lugs, insulators, clamps, ground rods, and related components—often with manufacturer specifications and delivery constraints tied to substation or warehouse unload requirements. Issuing bodies include municipal electric utilities and independent school districts; Lubbock Power & Light, a Texas municipal utility, appears as a repeat buyer with multiple quote requests within the past three months.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas. Lubbock Power & Light posted a three-quote request (Solicitation 26-7017-ELD, due October 5, 2026) for 42 line items of electrical components and materials including cables, fasteners, and hardware for delivery to the Erskine Substation, with delivery time as a deciding factor and item-by-item or all-or-none award authority reserved. The same utility issued an earlier quote request (26-7012-ELD, due July 15, 2026) for 2,000 feet of 350 KCM copper cable rated 25 KV with EPR insulation and 30 anchor rods with twin eyes, restricted to seven approved cable manufacturers and requiring FOB destination, freight prepaid pricing. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio posted an IFB (IFB2026098, due July 1, 2026) for electrical equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services, replacing an expiring contract and requiring all vendors to respond or forfeit future business opportunity.