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

NIGP 20614 Cables: Printer, Disk, Network, Etc., an Item code, encompasses network cabling infrastructure, fiber optic cable runs, patch cables, and associated termination hardware that state and local governments procure for campus-wide, multi-building, and district-level network upgrades and ongoing support. Recent solicitations show school districts, cities, counties, and cooperative purchasing vehicles buying structured cabling systems (Cat6 UTP, Cat6A, fiber optic OS2 single-mode), cable installation and maintenance services, equipment cabinets, patch panels, and related hardware as standalone procurements or as line items within broader network infrastructure refresh projects. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida has been a repeat buyer, soliciting CCTV-LAN cabling services replacements and network hardware licensing; Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas has issued multiple catalog discount bids for network systems and supplies drawing $12 million in estimated annual expenditures and serving member school districts statewide. The issuing-body mix spans school districts (primary buyers), city governments, county purchasing offices, and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles that aggregate demand across multiple member jurisdictions. Work includes installation, termination, testing per ANSI/TIA 568 standards, emergency maintenance with two-hour response windows, material procurement, and labor on hourly or fixed-price terms.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Kilgore, Texas) issued Invitation for Catalog Discount Bid NET2628 for Network Systems & Supplies due July 28, 2026, with $12.011 million estimated expenditure over two years and 31 prior award holders; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) solicited RFP 26043-DST for CCTV-LAN Cabling Services due April 24, 2026, with $500,000 annual budget across three geographic zones and mandatory Small Business Encouragement Program participation; the City of Royal Oak (Michigan) issued RFP for Network Cabling Upgrade and Demolition at its public library due March 16, 2026, requiring installation of 46,500 linear feet of Category 6A cable with 186 drops; Gordon County School System (Georgia) solicited proposals for E-Rate-funded fiber optic cabling and core switches due March 16, 2026, encompassing 43 fiber backbone runs and 72 Cat 6 cables across ten school locations. Pricing in recent bids follows catalog-discount models, fixed-price per-unit installation rates, or percentage discounts off published manufacturer lists; Florida school districts commonly require SBE subcontracting reinvestment and foreign-country-of-concern compliance attestations.