UNSPSC 31163216: Cable hanger

Used as a positioning connector (hanger) on a wire rope, it allows the wire rope to be inserted into a cam from only one direction without allowing the rope to slip or pull out. It consists of a metal frame with an eye (loop) at one end and a metal cam inside the frame. Once it is slid on the span of the wire rope, it is connected from the eye end to an anchor.

UNSPSC 31163216 Cable hanger is a Commodity code that describes fastening hardware and support systems for securing electrical and communication cables to structures—a narrow, specialized product category that state and local governments procure as part of broader electrical infrastructure, cabling, and facilities maintenance work. Recent state and local solicitations show cable hangers being acquired indirectly through larger electrical supplies and cabling services contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code itself does not appear in posted RFPs or IFBs as a discrete procurement target. Instead, cable hangers surface as embedded components within electrical distribution, structured cabling, and fiber optic installation projects where they are specified as part of materials bundles supplied by contractors performing installation or maintenance work. School districts, transit authorities, municipalities, and utilities include cable hangers in broader electrical supply agreements and on-call cabling service contracts; Pinellas County School District (Florida), Orange County Transportation Authority (California), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), the City of Charlotte (North Carolina), and the City of Dallas have all issued solicitations for electrical supplies and cabling services contracts in which cable hangers would be component materials or installation hardware.

The code shows minimal recent standalone activity across state and local jurisdictions. Opportunities tagged to this code typically nest within RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for comprehensive electrical supplies (Pinellas County School District IFB 26AM008 and Electrical Supplies, due March 27, 2026; City of Dallas BE26-00029715 for electrical supplies, due March 13, 2026) or structured cabling and installation services (City of Charlotte RFP 269-2026-189 for Citywide On-Call Cabling Services, due May 18, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26043-DST for CCTV-LAN Cabling Services, due April 24, 2026). Activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and California, where school districts and municipal departments manage ongoing electrical infrastructure modernization and facilities maintenance programs. Standalone cable hanger procurement is rare at state and local level; the code's value lies primarily as a component forecast within larger electrical and cabling supplier agreements where margin on fastening hardware is typically absorbed into labor rates or bulk material discounts rather than separately priced.