UNSPSC 39111619: Large area lighting system

Complete engineered lighting system for non-sport related large areas consisting of precast concrete base, one or more steel pole sections designed to mate with base and adjoining pole section, electrical components enclosure to house components for luminaire power and control, wire harness with plug-in connectors, and one or more factory-aimed luminaires.

UNSPSC 39111619 Large area lighting system is a Commodity code that covers specialized outdoor lighting fixtures, poles, and replacement components for municipal public infrastructure—including public safety tower lighting systems, streetlights, traffic signal poles, decorative poles, and perimeter facility lighting. State and local governments are actively procuring LED replacements for aging streetlight networks, emergency blue light systems, sports field and site lighting installations, and related electrical components and materials to upgrade aging high-pressure sodium or incandescent systems to energy-efficient LED. Issuing bodies span city public works departments, county parks and transportation divisions, municipal utilities, school districts, special districts, and state transportation agencies. City of Tucson, City of Phoenix, and Lubbock Power & Light appear as repeat active buyers. Work ranges from material purchase alone (poles, fixtures, ballasts, capacitors) to turnkey design-build or construction services for complete lighting system replacement or installation.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Arizona, California, Wisconsin, Michigan, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Illinois. The City of Tucson is procuring traffic signal and street lighting poles under IFB 270102 (bids due August 11, 2026), with approximately $400,000 annual estimated usage across 67 line items of steel poles, mast arms, and related hardware; the City of Phoenix is soliciting comprehensive streetlight maintenance services (RFP GGS260220, proposals due June 30, 2026) for a five-year term with two optional extensions; Lubbock Power & Light issued multiple competitive quote requests in September 2026 for electrical components and LED pedestrian fixtures; and Jackson State University is requesting sealed bids for pedestrian lighting and emergency blue light installation along a 0.5-mile corridor (bids due July 8, 2026). Brevard County, Florida conducted a sole-source procurement for specialized public safety tower flash heads and driver modules from Unimar (response deadline December 2, 2025). The City of Milwaukee solicited vendor contracts for breakaway transformer bases (bids due October 1, 2026), and Illinois Department of Corrections requested LED perimeter lighting and electrical components for prison facilities (bids due June 9, 2026). Contract values reported in recent opportunities range from under $50,000 (e.g., Sarasota County's LED pole decorations at $50,000 cap) to $35.75 million (City of Orlando's design-build parking garage with integrated LED systems and charging infrastructure). Federal compliance requirements including Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, LEED or energy-efficiency mandates, Section 3 hiring goals, MBE/WBE participation targets, and FTA certifications appear frequently in municipally and educationally funded projects.