NIGP 28514: Circuit Breakers, Load Centers, Boxes, and Panelboards

NIGP 28514 Circuit Breakers, Load Centers, Boxes, and Panelboards (Item) covers electrical distribution equipment and related installation services that state and local governments procure for utility, facility, and infrastructure upgrades. Recent solicitations show active demand for circuit breaker replacements, control panels, switchgear, motor circuit protectors, lift station equipment, and subpanel installations across water authorities, school districts, county utilities, correctional facilities, and municipal departments. The work spans both material-only buys and turnkey installation contracts, often bundled with site-specific engineering, testing, and compliance verification.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include utility authorities (Kissimmee Utility Authority in Florida, Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Lubbock Power & Light), counties (Hillsborough County, Orange County, Broward County, Fairfax County), water and wastewater districts, correctional and military facilities, school districts (Pinellas County Schools, Northside Independent School District), cities, and higher-education institutions. Repeat activity appears across Florida water and wastewater utilities, California housing authorities conducting subpanel and electrical upgrades at multifamily properties, Michigan municipalities funding residential code compliance, and Texas electrical cooperatives. Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Florida (Kissimmee, Tampa, Ocala, Panama City, Broward, Polk County water systems), California (Alameda housing authorities), Michigan (Jackson Community Development), Texas (Lubbock, San Antonio), Illinois (correctional), and Mississippi (university). Representative recent solicitations include Kissimmee Utility Authority's IFB for 15 kV circuit breaker replacement at Marydia Substation (October 2026, two bids received with low bid at $74,710.27); Hillsborough County's ITB for pump station control panels and enclosures (estimated $3.66 million over two years, ten bidders, unit prices $21,000–$112,000); Broward County's open-end indefinite-quantity contract for fabrication and refurbishment of FEMA-compliant water and wastewater control panels (June 2026); Alameda Affordable Housing Corporation's RFP for 74 subpanels at Esperanza Apartments (September 2026); Housing Authority for the City of Alameda's RFP for 11 subpanels at Parrot Gardens with weighted scoring on qualifications, approach, price, references, and cost analysis; State of Florida's IFB for Camp Blanding Joint Training Center primary power distribution upgrade ($1.8 million, August 2026); and Fairfax County's IFB for switchgear testing and preventative maintenance across wastewater treatment facilities (five-year term, June 2026). Cooperative purchasing vehicles including Sourcewell are active in this space. Set-asides and preferences vary: Orange County, California applies 5 percent preference for OCLSB and DVBE certifications; Hillsborough County has identified SLBE-certified vendors; City of Lavonia water treatment project includes 4.0 percent DBE participation goals; prevailing wage requirements apply in California, Illinois, Florida (Davis-Bacon), and other federally or state-funded work; and E-Verify compliance is standard. Activity remains robust with response dates concentrated in summer and fall 2026.