UNSPSC 26121612: Covered but not insulated cable

UNSPSC 26121612 Covered but not insulated cable, a Commodity code, represents the supply of bare or jacketed electrical and telecommunications cables that state and local governments procure primarily for infrastructure installation, maintenance, and facility upgrades. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring covered cable as a component within larger cabling service contracts, electrical supply agreements, and utility system projects rather than as standalone commodity purchases—Georgia Department of Education's data cabling installation at Commerce Elementary School (RFP, due July 27, 2026), Hillsborough County's five-year low voltage cabling services contract (ITB, estimated $9.2 million), and the City of Charlotte's citywide on-call cabling services (RFP, due May 18, 2026) all embed cable supply within broader service scope that includes design, installation, testing, and ongoing maintenance. The mix of issuing bodies spans K–12 school districts, county facilities management offices, municipal utilities, and transit authorities; Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners and the City of Charlotte appear in the recent block twice, signaling repeat procurement under this code tier.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Hillsborough County, Orange County electrical and mechanical upgrades at a water reclamation facility), North Carolina (Charlotte), Georgia (Department of Education), Oregon (state military department electrical work at Portland Air National Guard Base, City of Salem airport security fencing and hardstand project), and Texas (multiple utilities and transit authorities). The Orlando Utilities Commission and Kissimmee Utility Authority joint RFP for wire and cable (RFP PR9071, due March 27, 2026) represents one of the few solicitations explicitly structured as primary cable procurement, encompassing 600-volt secondary cable, XLP and EPR primary cables, and specialty items across approximately 200 line items with delivery and performance metrics tied to copper and aluminum commodity indices. Representative work also includes electrical parts and supplies contracts for as-needed inventory support—Phoenix Public Works (IFB, due July 9, 2025) and Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (IFB, due July 1, 2026) both seek standing supplier relationships with percentage discounts off manufacturer pricing. The code sees steady but fragmented demand across multiple issuing bodies and procurement vehicles; no single jurisdiction or service type dominates, and cable supply is typically bundled into larger infrastructure or maintenance services contracts rather than solicited as an independent commodity.