UNSPSC 39101905: Neon ballast

UNSPSC 39101905 Neon ballast is a Commodity code that describes lighting ballast components used in electrical installations and maintenance. State and local governments procure neon ballasts as part of broader electrical supply contracts for facility maintenance, transportation systems, and capital projects. The code appears in a wider category of electrical supplies and components that transit authorities, school districts, cities, and counties acquire on standing blanket contracts for as-needed delivery to maintenance departments and operational facilities. Neon ballasts are ordered alongside other lighting fixtures, lighting controls, conduit, wire, distribution equipment, and related electrical hardware — they rarely appear as standalone line items but instead sit within comprehensive electrical supplies RFQs and IFBs where vendors must quote all categories to be deemed responsive.

The most active recent solicitations appear from Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Department, Pinellas County School District, and the City of Phoenix. OCTA issued an RFQ in July 2026 for $50,000 of lighting supplies over two years, requiring four-day delivery to four Southern California facilities; the same authority previously sought industrial electrical supplies (March 2026, $10,000) on similar as-needed terms. Gwinnett County, Georgia posted a June 2026 RFQ requesting approximately 200 units annually each of 1500W metal halide ballasts and capacitors, with pricing firm for an initial term and four one-year renewal options. Pinellas County School District's March 2026 IFB for electrical supplies spanning 27 product categories estimated approximately $950,000 annually and included ballasts alongside lighting controls, fixtures, and distribution equipment; the City of Phoenix's March 2026 IFB for electrical parts and supplies sought components from 97 manufacturers on a three-year term with optional one-year extensions. Geographic activity concentrates in California (Orange County), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Atlanta region), Florida (Pinellas County), and Texas (Phoenix area); these opportunities reflect routine maintenance and operational restocking rather than capital construction or emergency procurement, and ballasts are consistently embedded within broader electrical supply frameworks rather than solicited independently.