UNSPSC 39121646: Gas circuit breaker

Circuit breaker in which cutoff of electrical flow is achieved with special gas such as SF6, that is, an inert gas, as an arc extinguishing medium.

UNSPSC 39121646 Gas circuit breaker is a Commodity code identifying replacements, repairs, and refurbishment of switchgear and circuit protection equipment at utility substations, water treatment and wastewater facilities, correctional institutions, and municipal buildings. State and local procurement under this code centers on single-unit replacements, panel fabrication and installation work, and on-call maintenance contracts. Issuing bodies include utility authorities (Kissimmee Utility Authority in Florida), county commissioners (Hillsborough County, Broward County, Fairfax County), cities (Ocala, Lubbock, Lavonia), state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, California Department of Technology, Illinois Department of Corrections), transit and power cooperatives (Lubbock Power & Light), and universities (University of Mississippi). The work is split between emergency or planned replacement of aged equipment and indefinite-quantity on-call service contracts that bundle preventative maintenance, testing, emergency response, and parts inventory across multiple facilities.

Recent activity spans Florida (Kissimmee, Hillsborough County, Broward County, Fairfax, and Broward County Florida), Texas (Lubbock Power & Light, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Northside Independent School District in San Antonio), Mississippi (University of Mississippi), Michigan (City of Jackson), California, Illinois, Georgia, and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include the Kissimmee Utility Authority IFB for removal and installation of three 15 kV vacuum circuit breakers at Marydia Substation (response due November 15, 2016, awarded to Terry's Electric, Inc. at $74,710.27); Hillsborough County ITB 26-00393 for pump station control panels and enclosures over two years at an estimated $3.66 million, with ten bidders submitting proposals ranging from $2.55 million to over $5.1 million; Fairfax County IFB 2000004382 for five-year switchgear testing and preventative maintenance across wastewater treatment and pump stations (response due June 9, 2026); Broward County open-end contracts for FEMA-compliant water and wastewater control panel fabrication and refurbishment (response due June 22 and June 26, 2026); and Lubbock Power & Light RFP 7137-26-ELD for three outdoor 15 kV vacuum circuit breakers with protective relays and current transformers for Erskine Substation (response due September 24, 2026). Smaller single-facility projects include Illinois Department of Corrections emergency replacement of a 1600 AMP air circuit breaker at Dixon Correctional Center (due July 16, 2026, $26,520 not-to-exceed) and City of Bartow proposal for a new Master Lift Station Motor Control Center installation. Electrical service contracts serving districts (Northside Independent School District IFB for electrical equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, and repairs; Pinellas County School District ITB for electrical supplies across 27 categories at approximately $950,000 annually) round out recent activity.