NIGP 28528: Cutouts, Pole Line Type

NIGP 28528 Cutouts, Pole Line Type, an Item code, covers electrical distribution and control equipment for outdoor utility and infrastructure installations, including relays with rain-tight housings, motor control centers for booster stations, and industrial electrical supplies for on-site maintenance and operations. State and local governments soliciting under this code include municipal utilities (Lubbock Power & Light), water districts (Eastern Municipal Water District), independent school districts (Northside Independent School District), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple jurisdictions statewide and across the United States. Recent work being solicited includes two-pole relays with photo control receptacles and lightning arresters for pole mounting; Motor Control Centers for water booster facilities; and industrial electrical supplies on an as-needed basis. Issuing bodies range from smaller municipal utilities to large regional water districts and school systems, with cooperative arrangements like Sourcewell extending procurement reach across thousands of governmental and public entities nationwide.

Recent activity spans Texas, California, and multi-state cooperative arrangements. Lubbock Power & Light issued a quote request (RQ 267015ELDELECTRICALEQUIPMENT, due September 24, 2026) for five 60-amp, 120-volt two-pole relays with rain-tight housing and twenty decorative LED pedestrian fixtures for pole-mounted installation, with delivery timeline and firm pricing for ten days as evaluation factors. Eastern Municipal Water District posted two RFBs for Motor Control Center replacements at booster stations in Riverside County (RFB RFBHH3957, due August 11, 2026, and RFB RFBHH3975, due September 26, 2026), permitting separate or combined bids. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio issued an IFB (IFB2026098, due July 1, 2026) for electrical equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services to replace an expiring contract, with all vendors required to respond or lose future business. Orange County Transportation Authority solicited industrial electrical supplies on an RFQ basis (RFQ 250243) with a $10,000 budget for a one-year initial term and one one-year renewal option, firm pricing, four-day delivery windows to two facilities, and 100 percent cost evaluation. Sourcewell issued a multi-jurisdictional RFP (061626) for law enforcement equipment available to thousands of participating public entities across the United States and Canada.