UNSPSC 39121601: Circuit breakers

UNSPSC 39121601 Circuit breakers is a Commodity code covering the procurement of electrical circuit breakers and related protective devices that state and local governments purchase for infrastructure maintenance, emergency repairs, and facility upgrades. Recent solicitations show state and local bodies acquiring circuit breakers across a broad range of voltages and amperage ratings—from 15 kV vacuum breakers for utility substations to 1600 AMP air breakers for correctional facilities to outdoor 27 kV units for water and wastewater systems. The issuing-body mix spans state agencies (Florida Keys Electric Cooperative Association, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, State of Oregon Military Department, Illinois Department of Corrections), counties (Broward County, Fairfax County, Collin County, Franklin County, Brevard County, Hillsborough County), cities (Jackson Michigan, Phoenix, Austin, Charlotte, Ocala, Lavonia Georgia), and school districts (Northside Independent School District, Pinellas County School District). Hillsborough County, Florida and Broward County, Florida appear as repeat buyers, with Broward County soliciting multiple control-panel fabrication and refurbishment procurements that incorporate circuit breakers as components.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida (Broward County, Fairfax County in Virginia, and Texas), with scattered mid-2026 opportunities in Illinois, Michigan, Georgia, Oregon, and Arizona. Representative recent solicitations include the Illinois Department of Corrections emergency replacement of a 1600 AMP Westinghouse Type DB50 circuit breaker at Dixon Correctional Center (small purchase with emergency conditions, proposal due July 16, 2026, $26,520 not-to-exceed); Fairfax County, Virginia issuing an IFB for switchgear testing and preventative maintenance of low and medium voltage circuit breakers across eight county wastewater facilities (sealed bids due June 9, 2026); the City of Austin issuing an IFB for electric protective devices including CM52 network protectors in multiple amperage ratings for Austin Energy (bids due March 10, 2026); and Florida Keys Electric Cooperative soliciting outdoor vacuum circuit breakers at 48 VDC and 125 VDC ratings through an RFQ due April 23, 2026. Prevailing wage compliance, insurance requirements, and technical qualification gates (such as Florida electrical contractor licenses and Virginia contractor certifications) appear consistently across opportunities. Set-asides are infrequent; Hillsborough County identified a Small Local Business Enterprise preference for motor circuit protector inventory procurement.