NIGP 83960: Poles, High Voltage Transmission

NIGP 83960 Poles, High Voltage Transmission, an Item code, covers the procurement of utility poles and transmission line infrastructure components by state and local electric utilities and municipal authorities. State and local governments soliciting under this code are buying utility poles for transmission and distribution networks, transmission line hardware and replacement components (static wire, conductors, structural steel), and related engineering and inspection services to support or upgrade high-voltage electrical infrastructure. Recent opportunities show procurement spanning transmission line static wire replacement on 138kV lines, tubular steel monopole structures for 230kV transmission segments, utility pole supply for municipal systems, and comprehensive field audits of existing pole attachments and inventory verification to maintain geospatial data accuracy across thousands of poles and associated foreign attachments.

The issuing bodies under this code are municipal electric utilities and regional utility authorities, including Keys Energy Services (City of Key West, Florida), the Orlando Utilities Commission (Florida), the Kissimmee Utility Authority (Florida), and Collin County, Texas, alongside cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Sourcewell (a State of Minnesota local government unit). Geographic activity concentrates in Florida and Texas, with cooperative sourcing extending to Sourcewell's participating entities nationally. Representative recent solicitations include Collin County's IFB for medium and high voltage electrical services and preventive maintenance (due November 13, 2025, with an estimated first-year contract value of $600,000), Keys Energy Services' sealed-bid procurement for transmission line static wire replacement on a 138kV line extending approximately 45,000 feet with completion required by January 18, 2027, the Kissimmee Utility Authority's IFB for sixteen transmission tubular steel poles with delivery between September 1 and October 1, 2026, and the Orlando Utilities Commission's RFP for joint use and streetlight attachments inventory audit covering approximately 55,000 poles with over 77,000 foreign attachments (due December 4, 2025). Sourcewell's RFP for utility poles (due June 3, 2026) creates a cooperative contracting vehicle for participating municipalities nationwide.