UNSPSC 31162805: Cable thimble

UNSPSC 31162805 Cable thimble is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned to its nominal scope. The single recent opportunity bearing this code—Sourcewell's RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment, posted May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 response deadline—does not identify cable thimbles as a specified deliverable or component. The three remaining opportunities in the activity stream (two Santa Clara County expressway and bridge projects and one guardrail replacement initiative) are infrastructure and construction solicitations with no explicit connection to cable thimbles or electrical hardware. State and local governments do purchase small electrical fittings and hardware components as ancillary items in larger infrastructure, safety, and equipment procurements, but the available record shows no recent solicitations explicitly calling for cable thimbles as a primary or line-item deliverable.

The geographic concentration in the recent record reflects Santa Clara County, California's significant infrastructure activity through Q1 and Q2 2026, along with Washington state participation (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties) in the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing initiative. However, the cable thimble code itself does not appear as a primary procurement focus in any of these jurisdictions' recent solicitations. Firms pursuing opportunities under this code should verify whether individual opportunities tag cable thimbles as a discrete line item or subcomponent in electrical, telecommunications, or equipment maintenance work before investing in bid response; the current activity sample suggests limited near-term pipeline activity under the code's core scope.