UNSPSC 26121664: Aluminum conductor polyethylene covered line wire

Primarily used for overhead secondary distribution lines. Installed on insulators, treated as a bare conductor.

UNSPSC 26121664 Aluminum conductor polyethylene covered line wire is a Commodity code that, despite its name, shows little recent activity tied directly to wire insulation or conductor products. The opportunities posted under this code span data cabling installation, electrical equipment and supplies, low-voltage telecommunications infrastructure, electrical and mechanical utility upgrades, specialized training delivery, advanced metering infrastructure, facility maintenance parts, airport construction, and IT room buildout—none of which involve aluminum conductor polyethylene covered line wire. This code appears to be a mismatch between the procurement systems' taxonomy and the actual work being bought. State and local buyers using this code are school districts (Georgia Department of Education, Northside Independent School District, Donna Independent School District), counties (Hillsborough County, San Bernardino County, Orange County, Los Angeles County), cities (Phoenix, Charlotte, Dallas, Salem, Norwalk, Lubbock), utilities (Orlando Utilities Commission, Kissimmee Utility Authority, Lubbock Power & Light, City of Dallas Water Utilities), a state military department (Oregon), a transit authority (DART), a state regulatory agency (Railroad Commission of Texas), and special-purpose districts (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners).

The geographic spread is broad, with recent solicitations posted from Texas, Florida, California, Oregon, North Carolina, Georgia, Connecticut, and Ohio, with no clear concentration in a single region. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB-26-00261 for low-voltage cabling services with a $9,213,350 estimate over five years (bids due May 29, 2026); the City of Charlotte RFP 269-2026-189 for citywide on-call cabling services with a three-year initial term and an aspirational 10 percent M/W/SBE participation goal (proposals due May 18, 2026); Orange County, Florida's IFB Y26-604 for Eastern Water Reclamation Facility electrical and mechanical upgrades with sealed electronic offers due April 30, 2026; and Northside Independent School District's IFB2026098 for electrical equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services with bids due July 1, 2026. The code's misalignment with recent solicitations suggests it is either rarely used correctly in state and local procurement systems or has been deprecated in favor of more specific telecommunications, data infrastructure, and electrical equipment codes. Business development professionals should verify code assignment with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities posted under this classification.