UNSPSC 26121608: Aerial cable

UNSPSC 26121608 Aerial cable is a Commodity code that names the supply of support structures and cable assemblies for overhead and aerial telecommunications and electrical infrastructure, though recent state and local solicitations show the code tagged to work substantially broader than aerial cable alone—encompassing fiber-optic network installation, broadband infrastructure deployment, and communications system integration across urban and regional assets. State and local governments use this code tag for procurements ranging from middle-mile fiber-optic backbone projects serving entire municipalities to building-level cabling and termination services at libraries, courthouses, schools, and transit facilities. Issuing bodies span city procurement bureaus (Brownsville, Wichita, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Austin, Scranton, Salem), county purchasing departments (Sauk, Clarke, Reeves, Ware, Broward), independent school districts (Northside, Jones, Harlingen, Clarke), regional cooperatives (AACOG for Joint Base San Antonio), transit authorities (Jacksonville Transportation Authority), and state agencies (Texas DIR). The code sees recent activity across Texas (Brownsville, Arlington, Austin, Reeves), Florida (Hillsborough, Tampa, Broward, Sauk County Wisconsin), Georgia (Clarke, Gwinnett, Ware), North Carolina (Charlotte), Ohio (Cincinnati), Pennsylvania (Scranton), Kansas (Wichita), and Mississippi (Jones), with Texas and Florida accounting for the densest cluster of recent opportunities.

Recent representative solicitations include the City of Brownsville's turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction solicitation (RFQ 29526ITRFQ, due August 18, 2026) for 130 route miles of middle-mile fiber-optic network expansion funded through the Texas Broadband Development Office; the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' five-year low-voltage cabling services contract (ITB 26-00261, due May 29, 2026) estimated at $9,213,350.00 for fiber, coaxial, and structured cabling throughout the county; the City of Cincinnati's design consultant procurement (RFP 265X901162, due April 24, 2026) for fiber-optic communications network design to replace failing traffic signal systems across 18 intersections; and the Austin Independent School District's maintenance services solicitation (RFP 26RFP043, due March 25, 2026) for 24/7/365 support of the Greater Austin Area Telecommunications Network's approximately 400-mile fiber-optic system serving seven government entities. Broadband stimulus funding (Texas Broadband Development Office, Federal Transit Administration, American Rescue Plan Act) drives significant activity, as do routine municipal infrastructure maintenance and modernization needs—traffic signal fiber integration, school and courthouse communications upgrades, and public library broadband expansions appearing repeatedly across the recent record.