NIGP 20435: Drives, Hard/Fixed Disk

NIGP 20435 Drives, Hard/Fixed Disk is an Item code covering internal and solid-state storage drives that state and local governments procure for specialized IT infrastructure, digital forensics systems, and data center environments. Recent solicitations show demand for enterprise-grade drives with specific form factors, interfaces, and performance characteristics—ranging from 26TB NAS drives for police digital forensics units to 400GB SAS SSDs for state health and human services claims processing systems. The buying pattern reflects replacement of end-of-life equipment, system upgrades, and specialized forensic or high-availability computing needs rather than consumer-grade storage.

Issuing bodies include Texas state agencies (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of State Health Services), Texas cities (Austin), and Florida municipalities and colleges (Pembroke Pines, Valencia College). Texas dominates recent activity, with HHSC appearing in multiple IFB solicitations for enterprise SSDs serving Claims Engines in Austin and Dallas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Austin Purchasing Office's IFQ for eight Western Digital 26TB WD Red Pro drives for the Austin Police Department's Special Victims Investigation Digital Forensics Unit (due June 30, 2026); Texas HHSC's IFB for HPE NSK 400GB SAS drives serving Non-Stop Itanium systems with a historical annual spend guideline of $80,000 (bid deadline May 7, 2026); and the City of Pembroke Pines' IFB for Cisco network infrastructure hardware with an estimated project value of $300,000 (due May 19, 2026). Activity reflects firm, fixed-price procurement with FOB Destination terms, delivery windows of 30 to 120 calendar days, and best-value evaluation criteria that may favor technical capability and delivery performance alongside pricing.