NIGP 28573: Relays (Non-Electronic)

NIGP 28573 Relays (Non-Electronic), an Item code, covers electrical relay components procured by state and local governments for equipment maintenance, facility upgrades, and infrastructure control systems. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers using this code to source relays as part of larger electrical equipment, switchgear, and control-system acquisitions—particularly for water treatment facilities, power distribution systems, and transit infrastructure. The issuing bodies include school districts, counties, municipalities, water utilities, and transit authorities procuring relays either as standalone components or bundled within electrical equipment packages.

Recent activity spans Florida, Texas, Minnesota, and Washington, with notable solicitations from Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) issuing IFB2026098 for electrical equipment, parts, and supplies with a July 1, 2026 response date; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posting ITB2600277 for Schneider brand electrical components with an estimated contract value of $519,787.19 over two years and a June 18, 2026 deadline; Orange County, Florida issuing IFB Y26-604 for Eastern Water Reclamation Facility electrical and mechanical upgrades including replacement of protective relays with Schweitzer microprocessor-based relays, with sealed offers due April 30, 2026; and Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington and Minnesota counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, Yakima) posting RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment with a June 16, 2026 response date. The code sees steady activity across multiple state and local jurisdictions but no dominant single buyer or region.