NIGP 285: Electrical Equipment and Supplies, Except Cable and Wire

NIGP 285 Electrical Equipment And Supplies, Except Cable And Wire (Class) covers the purchase of electrical fixtures, components, and materials that state and local governments source on a recurring, project-specific, or as-needed basis. Recent solicitations reveal a mix of inventory procurement, field installation materials, and retrofit work: the City of Milpitas is seeking blanket purchase orders for electrical conduit and HVAC components as part of a five-year MRO supplies contract; the City of Dallas requested bids on inventory electrical lights for stock; Lubbock Power & Light is procuring electrical equipment including anchor rods and copper cable for utility operations; and multiple school districts and municipal utilities are soliciting electrical components and supplies for classroom use, lighting upgrades, and system replacements. State and local issuing bodies span city purchasing departments, county governments, school districts, and municipal utilities, with school districts (San Antonio ISD, Northside ISD, Hudson Valley Community College, Harbor Springs Public Schools, Gaylord Community Schools) and municipal utilities (Eastern Municipal Water District, Lubbock Power & Light) appearing as repeat buyers. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, California, Florida, and the Northeast, with active procurement also in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Utah.

Recent representative opportunities include the City of Milpitas IFB 26-229 for blanket purchase orders on MRO supplies including electrical conduit and equipment across five categories, due August 4, 2026, with a five-year term and local preference; the City of Jackson Community Development seeking sealed bids for electrical code compliance work at multiple residential properties in Michigan, including hardwired detectors, dedicated circuits, and GFCI outlets (bids due July 7–30, 2026, with Davis-Bacon and Section 3 compliance); San Antonio ISD requesting continuous, open-ended proposals for general maintenance services and parts due August 15, 2026 with no minimum volume guarantee; the City of Dallas requesting bids on inventory electrical lights due July 22, 2026, FOB airport logistics; and the City of Meriden, Connecticut soliciting bids for furnishing and installing a new 800 Amp Automatic Transfer Switch at the Police Department under ITB B027-05, due July 30, 2026, subject to prevailing wage and local preference. Additional active solicitations include electrical component procurement by Northside ISD (bids due July 1 and August 6, 2026), Palo Alto Electric Department requesting quotes for assorted electrical parts (RFQ 198238, due July 22, 2026), and the County of Orange lighting supplies contract (three-year award valued up to $900,000, with a 5% OCLSB/DVBE preference deduction). Activity in the code reflects routine municipal and utility operations, project-based retrofits and system upgrades, and recurring supply needs across a dispersed geographic base with no single dominant issuing body.