NIGP 20620: Communication Boards: Fax, Modem (Internal), Network Cards, etc.

NIGP 20620 Communication Boards: Fax, Modem (Internal), Network Cards, Etc. is an Item code under which state and local governments solicit on-call network cabling installation, testing, and commissioning services covering moves, adds, removes, changes, and repairs to data transmission infrastructure. Recent opportunities under this code span higher education, county government, airport authorities, and cooperative purchasing vehicles. Bergen Community College (New Jersey) is soliciting on-call network cabling for Category 6 cable plant modifications across three campuses over a two-year term commencing December 2026, requiring compliance with EIA/TIA standards and installation of specified components (General Cable GenSpeed 6000 or equal category 6 cable, Panduit RJ45 jacks, and wall faceplates) terminated to 568b wiring standard for Gigabit Ethernet. The Peachtree City Airport Authority (Georgia) is requesting supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of an Air Traffic Control Tower communications and weather system including VHF transmitters and receivers, voice recorders, ATIS equipment, antennas, cabling, and related infrastructure compliant with the FAA Contract Tower Minimum Equipment List—a scope that extends beyond traditional network cabling but requires communications-grade wiring and integration expertise. Bergen County, New Jersey also posted an on-call network cabling RFP with a November 4, 2026 response date. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Texas) solicited network systems and supplies through a catalog discount bid mechanism with $12.011 million estimated annual expenditures.

Issuing bodies include county governments, higher education institutions, airport authorities, and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles. Geographic activity concentrates in New Jersey and Texas, with recent opportunities also posted in Georgia. Bergen Community College and Bergen County both issued solicitations with November 4, 2026 deadlines; the Peachtree City Airport Authority's Air Traffic Control Tower communications and weather system bid closed September 17, 2026. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's network systems and supplies re-bid closed July 28, 2026 and carried 31 previous awards across multiple Texas member agencies. The Texas Department of Information Resources has pursued broader network and communications infrastructure under separate solicitations (Managed Network Services and Texas Agency Network Wireless, Pagers, and Satellite Services), indicating sustained state-level demand for communications infrastructure integration and support but not directly within the 20620 code scope.