NIGP 20693: Terminals and CRTs: Data Processing Systems

NIGP 20693 Terminals and CRTs: Data Processing Systems is an Item code that encompasses enterprise software licenses, cloud analytics platforms, server hardware maintenance, classroom and conference room audiovisual control systems, point-of-sale equipment, and digital development services spanning design, deployment, and DevSecOps work. State and local government procurement under this code reflects a shift from traditional terminal hardware toward integrated technology ecosystems: Orange County, California issues solicitations for digital development services including artificial intelligence strategy and data analytics; the County also procures Variphy Cloud Call Analytics licenses and IBM Power Systems server maintenance to support infrastructure modernization; Valencia College District in Florida solicits comprehensive classroom technology integrators managing 900 rooms across nine campuses with annual spending averaging $1.6 million; Hillsborough County Public Schools seeks point-of-sale terminals and peripherals for nutrition services; and the City of Flowery Branch, Georgia contracts for SCADA system upgrades integrating remote telemetry and cybersecurity compliance. Issuing bodies span county information technology departments, college districts, school districts' nutrition services and IT operations, municipal utilities, and county auditor-controller and waste management divisions. Orange County appears as a repeat buyer across multiple technology categories, signaling sustained departmental IT investment and procurement sophistication including OCLSB and DVBE preference provisions.

Recent activity concentrates in California and Georgia, with secondary opportunities in Florida and Minnesota cooperative purchasing. Representative recent solicitations include Orange County's RFP 017-3069106 for Digital Development Services (13 service categories including accessibility remediation, DevSecOps, and AI implementation, proposals due July 28, 2026); the City of Flowery Branch's IFB for SCADA System Equipment Upgrade (design, installation, integration, and annual maintenance across five sites, due June 30, 2026 with mandatory pre-bid meeting June 3); Valencia College District's RFP 2026-26 for classroom and conference room technology services college-wide (50–75 room upgrades annually, three-year initial term, proposals due April 30, 2026); and Hillsborough County Public Schools' ITB for point-of-sale terminals and peripherals (2,360 units across seven line items, sealed bids due March 23, 2026). Sourcewell, the Minnesota cooperative, issued RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment as a multi-jurisdictional contracting vehicle open to thousands of governmental agencies, proposals due June 16, 2026. County-level IFBs for software maintenance and licenses (Autodesk, Variphy, IBM) dominate posting volume, with response dates clustered in March 2026 and firm fixed-price contracting standard across procurements.