NIGP 20685: Scanners and Readers, Magnetic Strip

NIGP 20685 Scanners and Readers, Magnetic Strip is an Item code covering magnetic-strip reader hardware and related equipment that state and local governments procure as components within larger technology systems and law enforcement infrastructure. Recent solicitations show this code capturing demand for integrated scanning and reader devices embedded in classroom technology systems, law enforcement equipment bundles, and access-control or transaction-processing infrastructure. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include state cooperative purchasing vehicles like Sourcewell, county governments, and higher education institutions. The work involves selecting vendors capable of supplying compatible magnetic-strip readers as part of standards-based system integrations, often bundled with broader equipment procurement rather than as standalone commodity orders.

Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, issued RFP 061626 on May 12, 2026, seeking law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating entities including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington, with responses due by June 16, 2026. Valencia College District Board of Trustees in Florida issued RFP 2026-26 on April 6, 2026, for classroom and conference room technology services across nine campuses, with a response deadline of April 30, 2026 and historical annual spending of approximately $1.6 million. Recent activity appears concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and Florida, reflecting both cooperative purchasing frameworks and higher-education infrastructure modernization initiatives. The code sees limited standalone procurement volume; most opportunities position magnetic-strip readers as components within larger integrated technology or equipment solutions rather than as independently specified line items.