NIGP 20614: Cables: Printer, Disk, Network, etc.

NIGP 20614 Cables: Printer, Disk, Network, Etc., Item code, encompasses network cabling products and on-call cabling installation and maintenance services that state and local governments purchase to support infrastructure upgrades, moves, and ongoing campus or facility operations. Recent solicitations show demand for both turnkey system design-and-installation projects incorporating Category 6 and higher cabling specifications and on-call maintenance contracts covering terminations, moves, adds, removes, and changes to existing cable plants. Issuing bodies span cities, county governments, community colleges, and special-purpose purchasing cooperatives; the City of Orlando and Bergen Community College represent standout recent buyers with complex infrastructure projects requiring certified installation, warranty, and compliance with local building codes. The scope includes hardwired network cabling materials—Category 6 unshielded twisted pair cable, RJ45 jacks, faceplates, transceivers, and cable accessories—along with professional installation labor, engineering, testing, and commissioning. Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Texas) also aggregate demand for network systems and supplies catalogs covering cables and related hardware across multiple member agencies.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Florida, and the Northeast (New Jersey). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Orlando's RFP 26-0578 for a converged network system and Wi-Fi infrastructure at Camping World Stadium (due October 27, 2026), requiring Category 6A cabling, redundant core network design, and Wi-Fi 7 with turnkey installation, testing, and 90-day stabilization; Bergen Community College's on-call network cabling RFP (due November 4, 2026) for Category 6 cable plant moves, adds, removes, changes, and repairs across three New Jersey campuses over a two-year term commencing December 15, 2026; and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's catalog discount bid for network systems and supplies (NET2628, due July 28, 2026) serving multiple Texas member agencies with a two-year term and estimated total expenditures of $12.011 million. The Texas Department of Information Resources issued separate procurements for managed network services (RFO DIR-CPO-STS-609, due September 4, 2026) and cellular, wireless, and satellite infrastructure (TEX-AN-WPS, due July 23, 2026), both encompassing related cabling and hardware components as subordinate elements within broader network service contracts.