UNSPSC 26121657: Flame retardant fiber optic cable

An optical cable that is used in communication lines exposed to fire danger.

UNSPSC 26121657 Flame retardant fiber optic cable (Commodity) is procured by state and local utilities, school districts, and county governments primarily for emergency fiber restoration, routine maintenance, network expansion, and infrastructure upgrade projects. Recent activity shows utilities and municipal entities actively soliciting fiber restoration services, splicing and maintenance contracts, fiber cabling supplies, and infrastructure installation work where flame-retardant cable specifications feature in scope or bill-of-materials requirements alongside standard fiber products.

The issuing body mix spans electric cooperatives (Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative, Glades Electric Cooperative), municipal utilities (City of Palo Alto), school districts (Gwinnett County Board of Education, Lake County Schools District, Madison County School System, Parkway School District, Northside Independent School District), state procurement offices (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Information Technology), county governments (Chatham County, Collier County, Dane County, Broward County, Marion County), and special-purpose districts. Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative appears multiple times across recent postings with emergency fiber restoration RFPs (RFP 2026-009 due August 5, 2026, and 2026-009A due November 16, 2026) and routine fiber splicing and maintenance agreements (RFP 2026-010 due November 13, 2026). Geographic concentration is strongest in Florida—Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, and Suwannee Counties), Glades Electric Cooperative (Glades, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties), City of Palo Alto, City of Ocala, and Collier County—with secondary activity in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative's RFP 2026-009 (Emergency Fiber Restoration, RFP, August 5, 2026 response) exemplifies the scope: damage assessment of fiber circuits, structures, cable, strand, guying, splice enclosures, and associated hardware; restoration of damaged fiber facilities; transportation of materials; installation of structures and hardware; splicing operations; site cleanup; and disposal of damaged materials, all compliant with FEMA Public Assistance and federal regulations, compensated on time-and-materials or time-and-equipment rate structures with hourly labor rates, overtime, and double-time pay for holidays. City of Palo Alto's RFQ 197040 (Purchase and Delivery of Single Mode Fiber Optic Cable, RFQ, October 21, 2026 response) solicits 432-count, 144-count, 24-count, and 12-count single-mode cables meeting ITU-T G.652.D and G.657.A1 standards on an as-needed basis for three years, with gel-filled and gel-free all-dielectric construction options across 320,000 feet annually.