UNSPSC 26121536: Extension cord

UNSPSC 26121536 Extension cord, Commodity tier, represents a narrow product line that state and local governments procure chiefly as part of larger electrical supply, maintenance, and repair programs rather than as standalone purchases. Recent solicitations show minimal direct procurement of extension cords in isolation; instead, state and local buyers tag extension-cord opportunities under this code when they appear as line items within broader electrical equipment, parts, and supplies categories or when bundled with surge protection features. The City of Philadelphia's June 2026 micro purchase for surge protector extension cords (RFQ B2627293, due June 5, 2026) is the only recent opportunity directly traceable to this code, indicating that extension cords see episodic demand tied to operational refresh cycles rather than continuous contracting activity.

Issuing bodies across the opportunities block—cities (Philadelphia, Austin, Lubbock, Milpitas), counties (Hillsborough, Harris, DeKalb, Galveston, Orange County), school districts (Pinellas County, Northside Independent School District, Gwinnett County Public Schools), transit authorities (Trinity Metro, OCTA, DART), and special-purpose districts (City Colleges of Chicago, Peachtree City Airport Authority)—source electrical supplies, parts, and equipment through blanket purchase orders, annual supply contracts, as-needed IDIQ arrangements, and job order contracts, but the extension-cord Commodity code itself shows no recent concentration. Geographic activity spans Texas (Austin, Lubbock, Galveston, Northside ISD, Harris County, Trinity Metro), Florida (Pinellas County, Hillsborough County), Georgia (DeKalb County, Columbus, Peachtree City), California (Milpitas, Orange County), Illinois (City Colleges of Chicago), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), and Wisconsin (Portage County), with no single jurisdiction or region demonstrating repeated procurement under this specific code. The scarcity of direct extension-cord solicitations, coupled with the prevalence of bundled electrical-supply categories in the recent-opportunities block, suggests that this code is rarely the sole or primary classification for state and local buying activity; extension cords typically flow through general electrical-equipment blanket orders or master service agreements rather than targeted RFQs or RFPs.