NIGP 28581: Tools and Accessories, Electricians' And Lineman's (Including Cable Fault Locators, Cable Pullers, Press Boosters and Heads, Hotsticks, Testing Equip. Wire Crimping Tools, etc.) (see 285-30 for Dielectric Tools)

NIGP 28581 Tools and Accessories, Electricians' and Lineman's, an Item code, encompasses hand tools, testing equipment, and specialized apparatus state and local governments purchase for utility operations, electrical maintenance, and field service work—including cable testers, wire crimpers, hotsticks, climbing gear, cutters, and personal protective equipment used by line workers and electricians across municipal utilities and public works departments.

State and local governments soliciting under this code span municipal utilities (Gainesville Regional Utilities, City of Ocala, Kissimmee Utility Authority, Lubbock Power & Light), county sheriff and detention facilities (Orange County Sheriff-Coroner), city departments of transportation and public works, and independent school districts. Gainesville Regional Utilities and the City of Ocala each appear twice in recent procurement activity, signaling repeat buyers in the electric utility segment. The City of Detroit dominates the visible activity with multiple solicitations across equipment, supplies, and maintenance services, though most of those opportunities fall outside the lineman-tools category. Recent opportunities cluster around three distinct product lines: three-phase pad-mounted and conventional pole-mount transformers (Gainesville Regional Utilities under ITB 2026-089 and ITB-E 2026-117, with bids due September 9 and October 13, 2026 respectively); electrical utility small tools and lineman equipment on a multi-award discount-contract basis (City of Ocala under ITB ELE/260688, with bids due May 6, 2026); and precision high-voltage test modules for capacitance measurement (Kissimmee Utility Authority under IFB 26046JG, with bids due September 22, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Gainesville, Ocala, Kissimmee, Leesburg) and Texas (Lubbock), with secondary activity in California (Orange County) and Michigan (Detroit). The lineman-tools opportunity at Ocala—a three-year initial term with two one-year renewal options for climbing gear, belts, bags, cutters, crimpers, grips, hoists, and personal protective equipment supplied at fixed percentage discount off published catalog pricing—represents the most directly aligned recent solicitation under the code's scope.