UNSPSC 26111712: Nickel hydrogen batteries

UNSPSC 26111712 Nickel hydrogen batteries is a Commodity code that sits at the lowest tier of the taxonomy, yet recent state and local procurement activity shows minimal direct solicitation for nickel hydrogen batteries themselves. Instead, the code appears in a broader landscape of battery and energy-storage procurement where state and local buyers are acquiring rechargeable battery systems, backup power equipment, and related energy infrastructure. The actual work being solicited includes battery back-up systems for municipal operations, rechargeable batteries for departmental use, direct current battery systems and power plants for critical infrastructure, and battery disposal and recycling services. Issuing bodies span municipalities (City of Tampa, City of Phoenix, City of Augusta), counties (Hillsborough County, Escambia County), school districts (Northside Independent School District), transit authorities (Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority), state purchasing divisions (State of Nevada), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple jurisdictions (Sourcewell on behalf of participating Washington counties and broader public sector entities).

Recent opportunities show geographic spread across Florida (Tampa, Phoenix, Escambia County, Hillsborough County, Augusta, Georgia), Texas (San Antonio, Dallas), Arizona (Phoenix), and Nevada, with cooperative purchasing extending nationwide. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Tampa RFQ 26-P-00296 (April 27, 2026, due May 12, 2026) for 400 units of PowerSonic 12VDC rechargeable batteries; the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority purchase order 2099270 (May 15, 2026, due May 22, 2026) for Battery 1 Cell 685AH units; the State of Nevada Purchasing Division commodity procurement 40DHHSS3859 for EcoFlow battery back-up systems (April 30, 2026, due May 27, 2026); and the City of Phoenix IFB-26-0107 (April 23, 2026, final response due December 8, 2025) for a five-year contract covering parts, installation, and service of direct current batteries and power plants for the Regional Wireless Cooperative. The procurement mix suggests that state and local governments are acquiring batteries primarily as components of larger systems—backup power, emergency infrastructure, fleet operations—rather than as standalone nickel hydrogen products, indicating limited direct market opportunity under this specific commodity code despite broader battery-system procurement activity across the jurisdictions.