UNSPSC 39121309: Specialty electrical boxes

UNSPSC 39121309 Specialty electrical boxes is a Commodity-tier code that state and local governments use to procure circuit breakers, protective devices, control panels, electrical boxes, and related switchgear equipment for infrastructure maintenance, replacement, and upgrades. Recent solicitations show a mix of single-unit replacements at utilities and facilities alongside inventories for multi-department distribution. The Illinois Department of Corrections sought emergency replacement of a 1600 AMP air circuit breaker at Dixon Correctional Center on a small-purchase contract; Hillsborough County, Florida issued an IFB for motor circuit protectors for county department use with SLBE set-aside consideration; the City of Austin solicited electric protective devices including network protectors and current-limiting fuses on an annual blanket basis; and Broward County issued two overlapping open-end indefinite-quantity contracts for fabrication and refurbishment of water and wastewater control panels serving multiple county agencies. Issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois Department of Corrections, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Oregon Military Department), county governments (Broward, Fairfax, Collin, Hillsborough), cities (Austin, Charlotte, Phoenix, Jackson, Lavonia, Ocala), school districts (Pinellas County, Northside Independent), transit authorities (Charlotte Area Transit System), and special-purpose utilities (Florida Keys Electric Cooperative, Kissimmee Utility Authority). School districts and county purchasing departments appear as repeat buyers for electrical supplies and parts inventories; water and wastewater utilities are substantial repeat buyers for control-panel work tied to treatment and lift-station upgrades.

Geographic concentration spans the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina), Texas, and scattered Midwest and West activity (Illinois, Oregon, Wisconsin, Michigan). Recent high-value opportunities include Broward County's control-panel contracts with estimated annual pass-through allowances of $38,000 to $80,000 and Fairfax County's five-year switchgear testing and preventative maintenance contract; mid-market procurements include the Illinois Department of Corrections emergency breaker replacement (maximum $26,520), Collin County's medium and high voltage electrical services (estimated annual value $600,000 in year one, declining to $250,000 in subsequent years), and the City of Phoenix electrical parts and supplies contract covering a three-year term with two optional one-year extensions. Smaller single-event buys appear for facility-specific control-panel replacements and RV outlet pedestals. The code shows active, steady procurement activity—ITBs, RFPs, and RFQs posted monthly through mid-2026—with prevailing-wage requirements and federal compliance (Davis-Bacon, FEMA, Build America Buy America) common on publicly funded infrastructure work, and SBE, MBE, WBE, and local-vendor preferences appearing in select jurisdictions including Hillsborough County (SLBE), Broward County (SBE/CBE match opportunity), and Austin (Small Business, Local Business, M/WBE programs).