UNSPSC 26130000: Power generation

UNSPSC 26130000 Power generation is a Family code encompassing the supply, installation, maintenance, and repair of standby power systems, generators, and related transfer-switch infrastructure that state and local governments deploy across facilities to ensure operational continuity during utility outages. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring diesel and natural gas generators ranging from 35 kVA to 1,750 kW for critical infrastructure including transportation facilities, emergency operations centers, detention centers, water reclamation plants, veterans' homes, and administrative buildings; work includes turnkey system design, factory testing, on-site installation with load calculations, automatic transfer switches, fuel-storage components, three- to five-year maintenance contracts with emergency response obligations, and comprehensive warranties. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Rhode Island Department of Transportation, Rhode Island Veterans Home, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources), county governments (Ocean County New Jersey, Columbia County Georgia, Williamson County Texas, Orange County Florida), municipalities (City of Leesburg Florida, City of Orlando), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, Collier Area Transit), and special-purpose districts (Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency). Ocean County, New Jersey stands out as a repeat buyer with multiple HVAC and standby-generator upgrades posted concurrently in summer 2026. Recent activity concentrates in Florida, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Texas, with secondary opportunities in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Georgia, Oregon, and California.

Representative recent opportunities include the Rhode Island Department of Transportation's RFQ27006835 (posted July 16, 2026, due August 13, 2026) for a furnish-and-install 35–40 kVA diesel generator system with automatic transfer switch at its Allens Avenue facility on a $150,000 lump-sum basis with 15% MBE participation required and a three-year full warranty; the City of Leesburg, Florida's RFP26017LK (posted July 15, 2026, due August 19, 2026) for design, manufacture, and installation of a 67–13,090 kV three-phase power transformer with a five-year warranty and a 20-year cost-of-ownership evaluation; the State of Rhode Island's RFQ26006771 (posted June 18, 2026, due July 23, 2026) for a complete 1,250 kW standby power generation system at the Veterans Home in Bristol on a turnkey basis; and Williamson County, Texas's 26RFP43 (issued May 1, 2026, due May 28, 2026) for preventative maintenance, emergency repair, and generator rental services across 21 county facilities with 10+ years' experience, local-office presence, and a mandatory pre-bid conference. Most opportunities specify prevailing wage compliance, performance and payment bonding, comprehensive liability insurance, and a four-hour emergency-response requirement as baseline contract terms.