UNSPSC 39121306: Switch box

A box, usually of metal, containing one or more electric switches.

UNSPSC 39121306 Switch box (Commodity) covers electrical distribution and control enclosures that state and local governments procure for utility, water treatment, wastewater, correctional, and educational infrastructure. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring circuit breakers, motor control centers, switchgear, and related enclosures—often as components within larger electrical system upgrades or replacements at utility substations, pump stations, water treatment facilities, and institutional buildings. The issuing bodies span utility authorities (Kissimmee Utility Authority, Lubbock Power & Light, City of Ocala), county governments (Hillsborough County Florida, Broward County), universities (University of Mississippi), school districts (Pinellas County Schools, Northside Independent School District), and state corrections departments (Illinois Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Utilities and water/wastewater agencies dominate recent activity, often issuing invitations to bid (ITBs) or requests for proposals (RFPs) for equipment supply and installation as part of preventive maintenance contracts or capital improvement projects.

Recent opportunities cluster in Florida, Texas, and the upper Midwest. Representative solicitations include the Kissimmee Utility Authority IFB for 15 kV circuit breaker replacement at Marydia Substation (sealed bids due November 15, 2016, with two vendors bidding between $74,710 and $77,500); Hillsborough County ITB 26-00393 for pump station control panels and enclosures valued at $3.66 million over two years (bids due September 29, 2026); Broward County's open-end contract for fabrication and refurbishment of water and wastewater control panels (responses due June 22 and June 26, 2026); Lubbock Power & Light RFP 7137-26-ELD for three outdoor 15 kV vacuum circuit breakers with protective relays (proposals due September 24, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Corrections small purchase for emergency 1600 AMP air circuit breaker replacement at Dixon Correctional Center (proposal due July 16, 2026, not-to-exceed $26,520). Fairfax County Virginia issued a five-year switchgear testing and preventive maintenance contract (sealed bids due June 9, 2026) covering low and medium voltage circuit breakers and motor control centers across wastewater facilities. City of Jackson Michigan and similar municipalities have also posted electrical code compliance work that includes switch and control panel upgrades funded through Community Development Block Grant sources. No specific set-aside restrictions appear in most recent postings, though Hillsborough County identified a Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) certification opportunity for inventory motor circuit protectors, and prevailing wage requirements apply to California state and some federal-funded projects.