NIGP 28523: Conduit Fittings, Steel: Boxes, Bushings, Clamps, Connectors, Covers, Locknuts, Straps, etc.

NIGP 28523 Conduit Fittings, Steel: Boxes, Bushings, Clamps, Connectors, Covers, Locknuts, Straps, Etc., Item code, encompasses conduit installation services, electrical system upgrades, and industrial electrical supplies actively procured by state and local governments. Recent solicitations reveal state and local buyers sourcing these components as part of broader infrastructure, facilities renovation, and utility-modernization projects rather than as standalone commodity purchases. Issuing bodies include utility authorities (Kissimmee Utility Authority), county departments of general services (Sacramento County), school districts (Pinellas County Schools, Northside Independent School District), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority), housing authorities (Alameda Housing Authority, Alameda Affordable Housing Corporation), state environmental agencies (Maryland Environmental Service), and state turnpike authorities (Kansas Turnpike Authority). The code captures both materials procurement—conduit in multiple sizes and colors, innerduct, fiber optic components, and electrical supplies used across facilities—and labor-intensive installation and upgrade work. Representative recent opportunities include Kissimmee Utility Authority's RFP 26036JG (October 2026) for continuing conduit installation services at multiple locations with a three-year base term and two optional one-year renewals, furnishing and installing HDPE conduit in sizes 2" through 8", Schedule 40 gray restrained joint conduit, inner duct placement, and associated excavation, concrete, and asphalt work; Sacramento County's IFB 4724 (October 2026) for replacement of obsolete HVAC controllers at B.T. Collins Youth Detention Facility with direct digital control systems and associated conduit and cabling work, engineer's estimate $2,017,787; and Pinellas County Schools' IFB 26-AM-008 (March 2026) for electrical supplies supporting the district's maintenance operations across 27 categories including conduit, fittings, raceways, and wire, valued at approximately $950,000 annually.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Kissimmee, Pinellas County, Collier County, Alameda County in California, and Kansas via the turnpike authority), with secondary activity in California (Alameda housing authorities), Maryland, and Texas (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio). The Kansas Turnpike Authority has posted multiple tightly spaced RFQs in 2026 for Dura-Line conduit in color-coded specifications (May, August), innerduct (August), and fiber optic components (August), signaling sustained infrastructure modernization. California housing authorities have issued paired RFPs for electrical subpanel upgrades at multifamily properties—Alameda Housing Authority's RFP 2026RFPAHAHD006PG for Parrot Gardens (proposals due October 22, 2026) and Alameda Affordable Housing Corporation's RFQ 2026RFQAAHCHD004ESPELECTRICAL for Esperanza Apartments (September 10, 2026)—both requiring licensed electrical contractors and featuring prevailing wage requirements, multi-year terms with renewal options, and weighted scoring on qualifications, experience, and price. Orange County Transportation Authority's RFQ 250243 for industrial electrical supplies (March 2026, budget $10,000) and Maryland Environmental Service's sealed-bid solicitation 1262125R for electrical distribution system upgrades at Janes Island State Park (August 7, 2026, with 15% MBE goal) represent utility and environmental-agency activity. The code attracts mixed-size procurement—from sub-$50,000 commodity buys to multimillion-dollar installation contracts—and activity is active across utilities, facilities management, school systems, and public housing.