NIGP 20617: Chips: Accelerator, Graphics, Math Co-Processor, Memory (Ram and ROM), Network, etc.

NIGP 20617 Chips: Accelerator, Graphics, Math Co-Processor, Memory (Ram And Rom), Network, Etc., an Item code, encompasses semiconductor components and related hardware that state and local governments procure as standalone components, integrated subsystems within larger computing platforms, and bundled technology solutions. Recent solicitations reveal that purchasing under this code spans discrete GPU clusters for high-performance computing workloads, embedded network processors for infrastructure cabling systems, memory and storage components within turn-key computing environments, and Apple-branded computing devices with peripheral chipsets. State agencies, county governments, regional purchasing cooperatives, and research institutions issue opportunities under the code. The Texas Department of Information Resources, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (serving Texas school districts and public entities), and Bergen County, New Jersey represent the issuing-body mix in recent postings.

Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station seeking a GPU high-performance computing cluster (Texas IGNITE) featuring a minimum of 500 next-generation GPUs optimized for AI/ML workloads and scientific computing under RFP 28-EQUI-RFP-1660, proposals due March 31, 2026 with a 1 percent VetHUB participation goal; the Texas Department of Information Resources requesting Apple Branded Products and Related Services under RFO DIR-CPO-TMP-561 with historical statewide Apple product sales of $949.35 million from fiscal years 2018–2021 year-to-date, responses due November 19, 2021 with a 21.1 percent HUB subcontracting requirement; and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative advertising a catalog discount bid for network systems and supplies (NET2628) with estimated total expenditures of $12.011 million over a two-year term through a cooperative vehicle serving multiple Texas jurisdictions. Bergen County, New Jersey posted an on-call network cabling services solicitation (P2426) due November 4, 2026. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit, issued a cooperative RFP for law enforcement equipment (#061626) due June 16, 2026, available to jurisdictions across the United States and Canada.