UNSPSC 26131812: Gas insulated switchgears

Switchgear is the switching equipment used in the generation and transmission of electric power. This commodity includes switchgear that is gas insulated.

UNSPSC 26131812 Gas insulated switchgears (Commodity) encompasses maintenance, repair, testing, and replacement of electrical switchgear systems serving water utilities, airports, power distribution networks, and municipal infrastructure. State and local governments procure switchgear preventative maintenance, overload testing, emergency repairs, and complete equipment replacement under this code, with issuing bodies spanning water authorities, city departments of aviation and watershed management, utilities commissions, county governments, and special districts.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with secondary opportunities in Texas, Oregon, and California. The Clayton County Water Authority in Georgia is soliciting switchgear preventative maintenance and overload testing across its 24/7 water supply, treatment, and distribution facilities under IFB 2026-GS-14, with bids due November 19, 2026 and November 12, 2026 (two concurrent due dates noted in source), including mandatory pre-proposal meetings and site visits in October 2026 and requiring E-Verify compliance and state set-aside designations (SLBE, WBE, MBE, DBE, VBE). The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority issued three related Invitations to Negotiate (ITN 26504, 26505, 26506) in October 2026 for switchgear equipment management and maintenance at Orlando International Airport and Orlando Executive Airport, covering inspection, testing, repairs, and annual servicing of 800+ breaker positions and UPS units with responses due October 9, 2026 and anticipated award by November 18, 2026. Pinellas County, Florida is replacing switchgear at the South Cross Bayou Advanced Wastewater Reclamation Facility under IFB 260401ITBC with an SBE set-aside and proposals originally due August 25, 2026. The City of Dallas is establishing a three-year ID/IQ service agreement for switchgear repair services (BU2600030935) with bids due October 2, 2026 to serve the Department of Facilities Management and Dallas Water Utilities on an as-needed basis. Volusia County, Florida issued RFP 26-P-04LL for complete electrical switchgear replacement at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center with proposals due May 7, 2026 and a mandatory pre-solicitation conference held March 10, 2026. Dalton Utilities in Georgia solicited bids for medium-voltage and low-voltage arc-resistant switchgear lineups for the J.D. Cope Energy Facility under PE75553NONST2027000000062 with proposals due September 11, 2026.