UNSPSC 31152000: Security wire

UNSPSC 31152000 Security wire is a Class code encompassing electrical conductor wire and cable supplies that state and local governments procure for utility infrastructure, facility protection, and construction projects. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring overhead and underground power distribution conductors (primary and secondary), specialized fencing wire including barbed wire and chain-link materials, and associated hardware and components. The code spans both utility-grade procurement (high-voltage transmission and distribution cable meeting ASTM and IEEE standards) and lower-voltage security and perimeter applications. Issuing bodies include municipal utilities, city departments, independent school districts, and county infrastructure agencies. Gainesville Regional Utilities, Charlotte Water, Northside Independent School District in Texas, Temple Independent School District in Texas, and the City of Charlotte all appear as recent buyers under or closely aligned with this code's scope.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and North Carolina. Gainesville Regional Utilities posted RFP 2026-067 on July 2, 2026, seeking annual wire and cable supplies (overhead secondary, primary underground, and primary overhead conductor wire in copper and aluminum) with a response deadline of July 2, 2026 and an intended award date of July 17, 2026; the contract runs three years with one optional two-year renewal starting November 1, 2026. Northside Independent School District in Bexar County, Texas, issued IFB 2026-060 on March 31, 2026, for fence material and services with a bid deadline of April 22, 2026, replacing an expiring contract and requiring all existing vendors to respond or risk losing future business. Temple Independent School District in Texas posted IFB-006-26 on February 17, 2026, for fencing supplies and installation services district-wide with bids due March 16, 2026, offering preference points for SWMBE and HUB certification and maintaining a 20 percent SWMBE participation goal. The City of Charlotte, North Carolina, solicited RFP #269-2026-142 on March 10, 2026, for citywide on-call fencing installation and repair services (chain-link, decorative steel, barbed wire, and gates) with proposals due April 6, 2026 and contract award anticipated June 8, 2026; the procurement includes MWSBE inclusion goals and requires CBI Form 3 submission identifying planned minority and women-owned subcontractors.