NIGP 28075: Ties and Anchors, Cable and Wiring

NIGP 28075 Ties and Anchors, Cable and Wiring, an Item code, covers electrical distribution materials, conductors, cables, fasteners, and related hardware that state and local governments procure for facility maintenance, infrastructure projects, and utility operations. Recent solicitations show school districts, municipal public works departments, and electric cooperatives buying cables, conductors, poles, insulators, switches, clamps, splice kits, and associated electrical equipment through IFBs and RFPs structured as standing supply contracts, catalog discount arrangements, and project-specific material procurements. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Northside Independent School District in Texas, Donna Independent School District in Texas), municipal departments (City of Phoenix Public Works), and special-purpose utilities (Florida Keys Electric Cooperative). School districts dominate the recent activity, typically establishing three- to five-year supply agreements for on-demand electrical and plumbing stock; the cooperative and municipal buyers pursue both standing contracts and project-specific material acquisitions for infrastructure work.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Arizona, and Florida. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) posted IFB 2026098 for electrical equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services with a response deadline of July 1, 2026; the district explicitly required all incumbent and prospective vendors to respond or risk losing future business. Florida Keys Electric Cooperative issued a Call for Quotes (FKECBID2605) closing March 18, 2026, for materials to construct a new electric distribution feeder from Crawl Key substation to Marathon, Florida, specifying 47 distinct line items including poles, conductors, cables, brackets, insulators, switches, clamps, fasteners, and splice kits with evaluation based on cost (50 percent), manufacturing quality and performance (25 percent), and material availability (25 percent). The City of Phoenix Public Works Department solicited sealed offers (IFB 26-FMD-012) for a three-year electrical parts and supplies contract with two one-year options, requiring local stocking distributors capable of 48-hour delivery and preferencing vendors within 25 miles of central Phoenix; the offer deadline was July 9, 2025. Donna Independent School District (Cameron County, Texas) issued RFP 011326875 for electrical and plumbing supplies on a catalog discount basis effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with two optional one-year renewals, due April 8, 2026.