NIGP 20621: Communication Control Units: Concentrators, Multiplexers, Couplers, etc.

NIGP 20621 Communication Control Units: Concentrators, Multiplexers, Couplers, Etc., Item code, encompasses supply and installation of voice communications control systems, VHF transmitters and receivers, ATIS equipment, weather systems, GPS-synchronized clocks, voice recorders, and related infrastructure for air traffic control towers and airport communications. State and local governments soliciting under this code include airport authorities and regional transportation agencies, with the Peachtree City Airport Authority in Georgia recently posting an IFB for supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of an Air Traffic Control Tower communications and weather system at Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field, with bids due September 17, 2026. The scope requires demonstrated prior experience installing equivalent equipment at a minimum of three locations within the last five years in compliance with FAA Advisory Circular 90-93A and the FAA Contract Tower Minimum Equipment List, FCC radiotelephone licenses for radio certification, and delivery within ninety consecutive calendar days from Notice-to-Proceed, with liquidated damages of $1,000 per day for delays. Contractor must provide all labor, tools, materials, and equipment; perform installation, wiring, connecting, adjusting, testing, commissioning, and training; and warrant all items, with work subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, equal employment opportunity requirements, and Buy American preferences.

Recent solicitation activity under this code remains limited to airport and aviation infrastructure projects in the Southeast. The Peachtree City Airport Authority procurement represents the primary recent opportunity identified, with a non-mandatory pre-bid conference scheduled for August 26, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. and questions due September 7, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The Engineer of Record is Michael Baker International, with Laura Schechtel as the primary contact (Laura.Schechtel@mbakerintl.com, 678-966-6638). Bid security is 5 percent of the total bid amount, with 100 percent Performance and 100 percent Payment Bonds required upon award. No other state or local government bodies have posted recent opportunities under this specific commodity code in the source material reviewed.