UNSPSC 78182103: Charging network

Third-party owned and operated, in which the charging station owner is responsible for installation, operation, and maintenance, and has control over pricing and the overall customer experience. In general turn to third parties to set up EV charging networks.

UNSPSC 78182103 Charging network (Commodity) encompasses the supply, installation, and turnkey design-build of electric vehicle charging infrastructure—ranging from Level 2 fleet chargers to DC fast-charging systems—that state and local governments are deploying across municipal facilities, transit agencies, airports, water districts, and tribal lands. Recent opportunities reflect a mix of goods-only supply solicitations, complete installation contracts, and full design-build services, with equipment specifications anchored to ChargePoint, ABB, and proprietary networked systems requiring compliance with SAE, UL, NEC Article 625, and NACS/CCS standards.

Soliciting bodies span city transportation and facilities departments, county water and waste agencies, independent transit authorities, airport authorities, and tribal governments. The City of Thousand Oaks issued two IFB opportunities in June and May 2026 for Level 2 charger installation at civic and wastewater facilities (Engineer's Estimates $200,000 and $140,000 respectively); Orange County Transportation Authority solicited BEV charger installation at a bus base (IFB 250018, $500,000 estimated, December 2025 closing); the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians requested proposals for a regional 32-port DC fast-charging network across Lincoln County, Oregon (proposals due July 15, 2026); Ontario International Airport Authority sought construction services for seventeen eGSE charging stations (IFB 2026-IFB-081, approximately $4 million, June 2026 closing); and West Basin Municipal Water District solicited supply and delivery of three ChargePoint Level 2 units (RFQ, April 2026). Sacramento County issued an RFB for charging-station parts on an as-needed basis ($75,000 cumulative maximum through a cooperative purchasing vehicle). The Illinois Finance Authority awarded a $1.08 million contract to Blink Network LLC for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment through Sourcewell (notice of award October 2026), and Harris County Housing and Community Development Department requested consulting and installation services for county transit (RFP 260128, proposals due October 19, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in California (Thousand Oaks, San Antonio, Decatur Georgia, Ontario, Irvine, West Basin), Oregon (Siletz), Florida (Escambia County waste recycling), and Texas (Harris County), with instances in Colorado (Boulder County, sole-source ChargePoint specification) and Illinois (Sourcewell cooperative). The code shows active state and local procurement across construction, installation, design-build, parts supply, and commodity-only pathways, with federal compliance obligations (Davis-Bacon, Build America Buy America, FAA specifications) common in transit and airport contexts.