NIGP 28567: Power Systems Switchgears and Related Accessories

NIGP 28567 Power Systems Switchgears and Related Accessories, an Item code, encompasses preventative maintenance, repair, testing, and replacement of electrical switchgear equipment serving water utilities, airports, correctional facilities, municipalities, and power generation sites. State and local governments buy switchgear installation and commissioning (generators, automatic transfer switches, and paralleling switchgear), field testing and overload verification, component replacement (circuit breakers, fuses, control cabinets), and ongoing on-call repair and emergency response services. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies include water authorities (Clayton County Water Authority in Georgia), transit and aviation authorities (Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Eugene Water & Electric Board, City of Atlanta Department of Aviation), county utilities (Pinellas County, Dalton Utilities), correctional facilities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), municipal power departments (City of Dallas, Fairfax County Virginia), and special districts (Eastern Municipal Water District). Set-asides and preferences are present in multiple procurements: Clayton County Water Authority accepts Small Local Business Enterprise, Women Business Enterprise, Minority Business Enterprise, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, and Veteran-Owned Business designations; Greater Orlando Aviation Authority imposes a combined Local Developing Business and Veteran Business Enterprise goal of 2 percent; Pinellas County applies a Small Business Enterprise set-aside; and several Georgia municipalities enforce E-Verify and Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act requirements on all contractors and subcontractors.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Oregon, Texas, Utah, California, and Virginia. Representative solicitations include Clayton County Water Authority (Georgia) IFB 2026-GS-14 for switchgear preventative maintenance and overload testing at water supply, treatment, and distribution facilities, due November 19, 2026; Greater Orlando Aviation Authority ITN 26504 for electrical switchgear equipment maintenance and repair at two airports (MCO and ORL), due October 9, 2026, requiring 98 percent monthly service compliance and 24/7 emergency response within two hours on-site or four hours otherwise; Pinellas County IFB 260401ITBC for switchgear replacement at South Cross Bayou Advanced Wastewater Reclamation Facility (two 3200-ampere drawout generator circuit breakers, four 1600-ampere drawout feeder circuit breakers, two switchboard line-ups), due August 25, 2026, under SBE set-aside; City of Dallas ID/IQ contract BU2600030935 for electrical switchgear repair services, due October 2, 2026; and City of Cumming (Georgia) competitive sealed proposals for PWPF Generator and Switchgear Project (2500 kW diesel generator system, 3750 kVA step-up transformer, 3000 A paralleling switchgear), due August 7, 2026. Multi-year service contracts carrying 98 percent monthly compliance requirements and emergency-response time commitments (typically two to four hours) are standard across water utility and airport procurements. The code remains active with overlapping RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs spanning equipment supply, design-build installation, maintenance agreements, and on-call repair frameworks.