# Lincoln Electric System Procureware #137-26

LES solicitation for utility insulators, mounting studs, and wireholders

**Posted:** September 29, 2026
**Respond By:** October 15, 2026
**Identifier:** 137-26
**NAICS:** 423840

Lincoln Electric System (LES) is seeking bids for a three-year supply of electric-utility insulators and related hardware for its Lincoln, Nebraska system.
- **Buyer:** Lincoln Electric System (LES), Procurement Department.
- **Procurement:** Twelve LES stock items, including porcelain and polymer insulators, mounting studs, and wireholders. Estimated first-year quantities are shown where available and are not guaranteed purchases.
- **Approved manufacturers/OEMs:** **Lapp Insulators LLC; Victor Insulators, Inc.; Newell Porcelain; NGK; Ceram; Seves-PPC; Hubbell/Chance; Porcelain Products; Santana & Maurice Pincoffs; Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.; MacLean Power Systems; Sediver; Salisbury; Advanced Rubber Products; Locke; Hubbell; Hot Splicer; Dexmar Minnesota; and Hendrix Wire and Cable, Inc.** LES will accept bids only for manufacturers listed for the applicable item; bidders must be authorized by the manufacturer to sell in Nebraska.
- **Products and estimated first-year quantities:**
  - LES stock 8606: 115-kV gray porcelain bus/switch-support station-post insulator, standard-strength two-piece stacking unit; quantity not specified. Approved catalog options: Lapp Insulators LLC 315286-70 TR286; Victor Insulators, Inc. 17PA20; Newell Porcelain 47801; NGK PS05560; Ceram 115942; Seves-PPC 115942.
  - LES stock 8619: 15-kV gray porcelain pin insulator, tie-top with 1-inch pin hole; quantity not specified. Options: Hubbell/Chance C905-1304; Victor Insulators, Inc. 6R; Porcelain Products 366-S; Santana & Maurice Pincoffs PI23152-RT; Lapp Insulators LLC 6183R-70.
  - LES stock 8629: 7½-inch mounting stud for post insulators, with 5/8-inch bolt and ¾-inch stud diameters; quantity not specified. Options: Hubbell/Chance DF19M2; Lapp Insulators LLC 11612A; Victor Insulators, Inc. 72091.
  - LES stock 8631: 7½-by-¾-inch mounting stud for horizontal/vertical post insulators; quantity 10. Options: Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. 87574; Victor Insulators, Inc. 72087; Lapp Insulators LLC 10187A; Hubbell/Chance C903-9517.
  - LES stock 8645: 45-kV gray horizontal-post porcelain insulator, clamp-top with gain base for wood-pole mounting; quantity 5. Options: Victor Insulators, Inc. 62356; Lapp Insulators LLC 4745-70.
  - LES stock 8659: 13.2-kV gray porcelain vertical-post insulator, clamp-top for a 5/8-inch stud; quantity 5. Options: Victor Insulators, Inc. 62150; Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. 43902; Lapp Insulators LLC 4220-70.
  - LES stock 8668: 15-kV polymer suspension insulator, clevis type, minimum ultimate strength 15,000 lb; estimated quantity 400 and minimum vendor stock 180. Options: Lapp Insulators LLC 1515-00; MacLean Power Systems DS-15M; Sediver ADI-4; Hubbell/Chance C654-3015; Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. 401015-0215; Salisbury 9501-U; Advanced Rubber Products ARP-15E (EPDM) and ARP-15S (silicone); Victor Insulators, Inc. 8215.
  - LES stock 8674: gray 10-inch porcelain ball-and-socket suspension insulator, rated 20,000 lb; quantity 150. Options: Lapp Insulators LLC 8200-70; Locke 20S840; Porcelain Products 81022; Victor Insulators, Inc. 52-3H.
  - LES stock 8759: transformer secondary-lead bracket/wireholder complete with brown insulator; estimated quantity 400 and minimum vendor stock 100. Options: MacLean Power Systems J6765A-GREY; Hubbell/Chance 9114S.
  - LES stock 8770: gray 3-inch screw-type wireholder with galvanized-steel wood screw; quantity 100. Options: Hubbell/Chance 3-11-45; Porcelain Products 1987; MacLean Power Systems J0893ZG; Hubbell C207-0139G.
  - LES stock 8771: black 4-inch screw-type wireholder with galvanized-steel wood screw; estimated quantity 500 and minimum vendor stock 150. Options: MacLean Power Systems J0894Z; Porcelain Products 1988; Hubbell/Chance C207-0140.
  - LES stock 8621: gray 15-kV polymer pin insulator, tie-top with 1-inch pin hole; estimated quantity 500 and minimum vendor stock 50. Options: Hot Splicer 1015FP.PIN; Dexmar Minnesota DX-25-PI; Hendrix Wire and Cable, Inc. HPI-55-4.
- **Notable requirements:** Freight prepaid and allowed, FOB destination in Lincoln, Nebraska; items with stocking requirements must be deliverable within two weeks after order receipt; vendors must provide weekly order-status reports. Alternative manufacturers not listed for an item must complete LES standards approval for a future contract period.

### Description

Lincoln Electric System is requesting bids to furnish and deliver the insulators listed in its specifications to Lincoln, Nebraska, FOB destination. The purchase is under a three-year agreement. The successful bidder must complete the Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance Form. Questions must be submitted through the bid portal under the Clarifications tab.

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