UNSPSC 26121624: Ribbon or flat cable

UNSPSC 26121624 Ribbon or flat cable, a Commodity code, describes the supply of data cabling and electrical cable materials that state and local governments procure for facility infrastructure improvements, technology deployments, and ongoing maintenance. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring ribbon cable, flat cable, and related cabling products as components within larger infrastructure projects—data cabling installation at schools, electrical and mechanical upgrades at utilities, low-voltage telecommunications services across counties, and electrical parts supply contracts for municipalities and school districts. The issuing body mix spans school districts (Georgia Department of Education, Northside Independent School District, Donna Independent School District), counties (Hillsborough County, San Bernardino County), cities (Charlotte, Dallas, Phoenix, Norwalk, Salem), utilities (Orange County Water Reclamation, Lubbock Power & Light, Orlando Utilities Commission), and special-purpose authorities (Dallas Area Rapid Transit, State of Texas Department of Information Resources). Repeat buyers include Hillsborough County, which has solicited low-voltage cabling services twice in recent months, and school districts at multiple tiers seeking data and electrical infrastructure upgrades.

The geographic spread includes recent activity in Florida (Hillsborough County ITB and RFP both posted in late March and May 2026, Orange County IFB in April), Texas (Donna ISD RFP in March, Lubbock Power & Light RFP in February, Railroad Commission IFB in June, Dallas DART purchase order in May), Georgia (Commerce Elementary School RFP in June), North Carolina (Charlotte RFP in April), California (San Bernardino County ITB in May), Oregon (Salem airport bid in April, PANG base ITB in April), Connecticut (Norwalk City Hall in February), and a statewide cooperative contract vehicle through the State of Texas DIR (RFO issued March 2026 with June response date). Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB-26-00261 for low-voltage cabling services with an estimated value of $9,213,350.00 over five years and response deadline of May 29, 2026; the City of Charlotte RFP #269-2026-189 for citywide on-call cabling services with proposal due May 18, 2026; the Georgia Department of Education RFP for data cabling installation at Commerce Elementary School with response due July 27, 2026; and the State of Texas DIR RFO COOP2026SOL-00008 for cabling services and related products with response due June 12, 2026, intended to establish indefinite quantity cooperative contracts for state and local use.