UNSPSC 72141116: Television cable laying service

The laying of television cable owned by others

UNSPSC 72141116 Television cable laying service is a Commodity code encompassing the installation, splicing, termination, and testing of fiber optic and data cabling infrastructure serving state and local government facilities, utilities, and broadband networks. State and local governments procure this work primarily through counties, cities, school districts, electric cooperatives, and special-purpose authorities. The recent activity shows substantial work in fiber-to-the-home and fiber-to-the-premises network expansion, emergency fiber restoration following weather damage, structured cabling for campus and facility upgrades, and routine maintenance and repair of existing cable plants. Issuing bodies include utilities (electric cooperatives like Suwannee Valley, Escambia River, Glades, and Tri-County in Florida), municipal broadband initiatives (City of Santa Monica, City of Ocala, Northern Wasco County People's Utility District in Oregon), state correctional and education systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Education Service Center Region 4, Lake County Schools Florida), and municipal transit and infrastructure projects (City of Wichita, City of Salem Oregon, Chatham County Georgia).

Representative recent opportunities span multiple states and work types. Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative issued RFP 2026-009 for emergency fiber restoration services across four Florida counties due August 5, 2026, and RFP 2026009A with a November 16, 2026 deadline; the cooperative also posted RFP 2026010 for routine fiber splicing and maintenance due November 13, 2026. The Northern Wasco County People's Utility District (Oregon) solicited FTTP fiber optic construction services (RFP 2026004) due November 6, 2026. Kissimmee Utility Authority (Florida) issued RFP26036JG for conduit installation services across multiple locations due July 28, 2026. The City of Santa Monica posted an invitation to bid for on-call fiber optic infrastructure services (construction, maintenance, repair) on a five-year contract term due March 26, 2026. Texas Department of Criminal Justice requested proposals for broadband connectivity cabling and video surveillance systems at 80 facilities statewide due November 9, 2026. Lake County Schools (Florida) bid low-voltage and communications systems installation labor (Bid 260807BKK945) due September 1, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (utilities and school districts), Texas (state facilities and education service centers), Oregon (utility districts), Georgia (county operations), and California (county sheriffs and municipal systems). Activity reflects accelerating demand for last-mile fiber deployment under federal broadband programs (BEAD, Build America Buy America), emergency storm damage restoration funded by FEMA, and systematic cabling upgrades in correctional and educational facilities.