UNSPSC 72141115: Electrical cable laying service

The laying of cable owned by others

UNSPSC 72141115 Electrical cable laying service is a Commodity code. State and local governments buying under this code solicit primarily for fiber optic cable installation, splicing, and termination work—both aerial and underground—along with related structured cabling, conduit placement, and underground utility locating and marking services. Recent solicitations reflect a heavy emphasis on broadband expansion, emergency fiber restoration following storm damage, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployment, and campus or municipal network upgrades that integrate fiber with low-voltage and data cabling across multiple building systems.

The issuing bodies span municipal utilities (Kissimmee Utility Authority, City of Ocala, Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative, Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Escambia River Electric Cooperative, Glades Electric Cooperative), cities and counties (City of Olathe, City of Springfield, City of Santa Monica, Sarasota County, Burke County, Chatham County, multiple Florida municipalities), school districts (Bryan Independent School District, Lake County Schools, Madison County School System, Novi Community School District, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Mt. Hood Community College), state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Education Service Center Region 4, State of Florida Department of Military Affairs), and special-purpose authorities (Northern Wasco County People's Utility District, Atlanta Beltline, Peachtree City Airport Authority). Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative and Chatham County appear as repeat buyers posting multiple concurrent solicitations. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Suwannee Valley, Glades, Escambia River, Tri-County cooperatives; DeBary, Ocala, multiple county opportunities), Texas (TDCJ, ESC 4, Bryan ISD, Wichita, Alamo Area Council of Governments), Georgia (Burke County, Chatham County, Atlanta Beltline, Peachtree City, Fayette County), Oregon (Northern Wasco County, Mt. Hood Community College, Springfield), and scattered activity across Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Northern Wasco County People's Utility District soliciting Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) construction under RFP 2026004 with proposals due November 6, 2026; Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative requesting emergency fiber restoration and routine fiber splicing under RFPs 2026-009 and 2026-010 (proposals due August 5 and November 13, 2026); Kissimmee Utility Authority's conduit installation services RFP 26036JG due July 28, 2026; Burke County requesting underground fiber drop installation services with proposals due September 2, 2026; and Chatham County soliciting low-voltage cabling services annually (most recent due August 11, 2026). Pricing is typically unit-based or time-and-materials; prevailing wage applies when federal funding is involved, and performance bonding is common on larger contracts. Insurance requirements consistently include $1–2 million general liability and workers' compensation coverage.