UNSPSC 26121544: Drop wire

Wire suitable for extending an open wire or cable pair from a pole or cable terminal to a building.

UNSPSC 26121544 Drop wire, a Commodity code, covers infrastructure cabling and support materials state and local governments procure for broadband, data, video surveillance, and transmission systems. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring drop wire alongside structured cabling systems, fiber optic infrastructure, and related installation labor. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is soliciting broadband connectivity cabling services and IP video surveillance systems across 80 correctional facilities statewide (RFP 696IT26O017, due November 9, 2026), while Texas Education Service Center Region 4 is bidding cabling services and surveillance equipment installation for school district facilities (ITB, due November 9, 2026). The Kissimmee Utility Authority is procuring high-temperature Aluminum Conductor Composite Core transmission conductor wire—a specialized drop wire variant—for three transmission line reconductor projects (IFB 26-055-JG, due October 27, 2026). Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas TDCJ, Texas Education Service Centers), school districts, and municipal utilities. The Texas Department of Information Resources operates an indefinite-quantity cooperative purchasing contract for cabling services and related products serving state agencies, local governments, higher education, and K-12 districts statewide (COOP2026SOL-00008, proposals due September 24, 2026), with historical annual volumes of $11.1 million (FY 2023), $11.5 million (FY 2024), and $12.0 million (FY 2025).

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, with recent high-value solicitations from the TDCJ, ESC 4, DIR, and Kissimmee Utility Authority. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) issued an ITB for low-voltage cabling services across multiple county facilities with an estimated five-year value of $9,213,350 (ITB-26-00261, due May 29, 2026). The Georgia Department of Education posted an RFP for data cabling installation at Commerce Elementary School (due July 27, 2026). Long Beach Public Utilities Department solicited valve rehabilitation and associated infrastructure work including electrical conduit and related materials (UD26358, due October 8, 2026). The University of Southern Mississippi pursued a sole-source procurement for 5,100 meters of armoured electro-optical umbilical cable for a marine ROV program (approximately $239,300, objections due August 26, 2026). Activity spans utilities, corrections, education, and K-12 districts across the South and Southwest, with no substantial recent solicitation activity evident in the Northeast or Midwest in the provided opportunities.