NIGP 28569: Misc. Electrical Equipment and Supplies (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 28569 Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Supplies (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, covers specialized and incidental electrical hardware, components, and materials that utilities, municipalities, counties, and other state and local entities procure outside conventional commodity channels — including recloser units, control panels, transformers, switchgear, circuit protection devices, distribution line materials, and ad-hoc electrical parts not fitting standard product categories. Recent state and local solicitations show a mix of issuing bodies: electric cooperatives (Florida Keys Electric Cooperative), state departments of transportation (Caltrans in California), cities and counties (Norwalk, Atlanta, Monroe Georgia, Ocala Florida, DeKalb County Georgia, Columbus Georgia, Meriden Connecticut), school districts (Northside ISD, Pentucket Regional, Gwinnett County Public Schools), transit authorities (City Colleges of Chicago, Trinity Metro), and water management agencies (St. Johns River Water Management District, Eugene Water & Electric Board, Macon Water Authority). Representative solicitations include Florida Keys Electric Cooperative's request for ABB-Elastimold reclosers and transformer materials for system-wide 2027 installation (RFQ, due November 3, 2026, responses weighted on cost, quality, and availability); Hillsborough County's two-year pump station control panel contract estimated at $3.66 million with UL 508A fabrication requirements and weekly deliveries of multiple configurations (ITB, due September 29, 2026); and Caltrans' electrical maintenance services at District 02 in Redding, California under prevailing wage with a $484,000 ceiling and C-10 licensing requirement (IFB, due November 3, 2026).

Geographic activity clusters in Florida (Keys Electric, Ocala Utility Services, Meriden water systems), Georgia (DeKalb County, Columbus Consolidated, Monroe, Macon Water Authority, Dalton Utilities), California (Caltrans, Orange County Transportation Authority, Palo Alto, Pentucket regional), and scattered across Texas, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the broader Southeast. Procurement vehicles vary widely: straight IFBs and ITBs for standard equipment and on-call services; RFPs for design-build work such as the J.D. Cope switchgear project at Dalton Utilities (design, fabrication, and delivery of 13.8 kV and 480 V arc-resistant lineups, bid due September 11, 2026); RFQs for one-time electrical parts purchases (Palo Alto's assorted electric parts, City of Gallup's Itron meters with Tantalus modules under indefinite-quantity terms); and specialized procurements such as the Air Traffic Control Tower communications system at Peachtree City Airport (bid due September 17, 2026, requiring demonstrated FAA compliance experience at three prior locations). On-call service contracts dominate the market — electrical maintenance, repair, and installation at municipal buildings, water treatment facilities, and utility infrastructure — structured as annual agreements with renewal options. Set-asides and preferences appear sporadically: Caltrans uses small business preferences; Maynard Public Schools, City Colleges of Chicago, and Dalton Utilities reference prevailing wage compliance; and FKEC procurements follow FEMA guidance. Contract values range from under $50,000 for parts purchases to $3.66 million for multi-year panel fabrication. Business development professionals should note the strong activity in utility-operated systems (reclosers, transformers, control panels, switchgear) driven by infrastructure aging and hurricane resilience in Florida and the Southeast, steady demand for on-call electrical services across municipal and school portfolios, and specialization requirements (UL 508A certification, FAA compliance, California prevailing wage) that create barriers to entry and favor experienced regional contractors.