UNSPSC 39121611: Ceramic fuses

UNSPSC 39121611 Ceramic fuses is a Commodity code tracking a narrow electrical component category that state and local governments buy primarily as maintenance stock and replacement supplies for distribution and facility infrastructure. Recent solicitations show that ceramic fuses appear as line items within broader electrical supplies procurements—bundled alongside circuit-protection hardware, wire, conduit, lighting, and controls—and also as standalone orders for specific amperage and voltage ratings needed by transit systems and utility departments. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) issued two recent fuse-specific purchase orders: one in February 2026 for 3-amp ATC fuses and another in April 2026 for 40-amp, 1000-volt fuses manufactured by Ferraz (Shawmut-Gould), both with rapid turnaround (3–8 day response windows). The City of Austin Purchasing Office solicited fuse kits assembled with URD tap hardware and current-limiting ratings of 150 and 200 amps in April 2026 via two separate IFQs, specifying approved manufacturers (Cooper Bussman, Reliance Electric) and requiring vendor assembly to precise specifications. Issuing bodies include transit authorities (DART), city purchasing offices (Austin, Phoenix), school districts (Northside ISD San Antonio, Pinellas County), and county education systems, with electrical supplies serving preventive maintenance and capital-project needs across facilities and vehicle fleets.

Geographic concentration is strongest in Texas, with active solicitation from DART (Dallas), Austin, and Northside ISD (San Antonio) in recent months, and secondary activity in Florida (Pinellas County Schools) and Arizona (City of Phoenix). Pinellas County Schools issued a comprehensive electrical supplies IFB in March 2026 (IFB 26-FMD-012) with an estimated annual value of $950,000 and a 27-category scope that explicitly listed fuses as one line item; the City of Phoenix Public Works issued a three-year electrical parts and supplies contract (posted March 2026) requiring local stocking distributors capable of walk-in, over-the-counter purchases with 48-hour delivery. Sourcewell (Minnesota) issued a cooperative RFP (#061626) in May 2026 for law enforcement equipment available to hundreds of jurisdictions, though the solicitation summary does not clarify whether ceramic fuses are included in that scope. When ceramic fuses appear as standalone buys, response windows are typically 3–14 days, and pricing is evaluated on a lowest-responsive basis with FOB Destination and Net 30 payment terms standard; when bundled in broad electrical supplies contracts, they are weighted as one category among dozens and priced against manufacturer discount schedules or qualified-product lists.