NIGP 83961: Poles, Telephone and Utility (All Kinds)

NIGP 83961 Poles, Telephone And Utility (All Kinds) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure distribution and transmission poles, pole replacement and installation services, and inventory and maintenance work on pole-based infrastructure. Recent solicitations show work ranging from direct pole procurement (Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir poles with treatment specifications) to field services including right-of-way vegetation management beneath energized lines, pole replacement on energized distribution systems, joint use and streetlight attachment audits, and utility relocation work involving bore installations and line coordination. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include municipal electric utilities (Glades Electric Cooperative, Keys Energy Services, Orlando Utilities Commission), city governments (St. George, Utah; College Station, Texas; Orange County, Florida), and county utilities (Pasco County Board of County Commissioners). Florida dominates recent activity, with multiple municipal utilities and the county government posting solicitations; Texas and Utah account for smaller volumes of recent postings.

Representative recent opportunities include Glades Electric Cooperative's RFP for right-of-way trimming and clearance services across four separate vegetation management jobs totaling over 2.6 million linear feet of transmission and distribution lines, with proposals due April 23, 2026 via VendorLink and evaluation based on firm qualifications (40 points), past performance (30 points), and cost (30 points); Keys Energy Services' RFP for secondary easement pole replacement covering approximately 151 distribution poles and 145 customer service drop relocations on 13.8 kV lines, with sealed proposals due October 23, 2026 on a fixed price-per-pole basis and work on energized lines during 2027–2028; the City of St. George's IFB for wood poles, with bids due July 16, 2026; and Orange County, Florida's IFB for the Horizon West Trail Phase 1A project, a $5.65 million multi-use trail construction including approximately 400 linear feet of 12-inch water main replacement and prestressed concrete pile-supported boardwalk, with bids due August 20, 2026 and Service Disabled Veteran Business enterprises eligible for preference of 3 to 8 percent.