NIGP 20791: Tools, Computer

NIGP 20791 Tools, Computer, an Item code, encompasses the supply of computing hardware peripherals and accessories that state and local governments procure for end-user deployment and office operations. Based on recent solicitations, the code covers web cameras, iPads with extended warranty and on-site maintenance, podcast recording and streaming equipment, and associated installation and configuration services. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include city procurement offices—notably the City of Philadelphia, which accounts for multiple recent opportunities across its Office Automation Program—and state chief procurement offices handling equipment acquisitions. The work typically includes vendor-supplied inside delivery, installation, configuration, training, and extended warranty packages with next-day on-site response commitments, often with refurbished equipment acceptable as an alternative to new stock.

Recent activity concentrates in Pennsylvania and Illinois. The City of Philadelphia posted four opportunities between early June and mid-September 2026: a micro purchase for Logitech Microsoft Web Cams (solicitation B2728041, due September 29, 2026, through PHLContracts with lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder award), Apple iPad equipment and warranty services (B2627319, due June 8, 2026), and CCOM podcast equipment (B2627310, due June 14, 2026). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office sought sole-source completion of Live Scan fingerprint services through Fulcrum (27565IGBFISADB53104, due June 29, 2026), though this opportunity falls outside typical computer tools scope. Philadelphia's solicitations emphasize extended warranty terms (three to five years depending on equipment class), mandatory on-site maintenance with 24-hour response time, and submission through the city's eProcurement portal; no local business entity set-aside applies to the Office Automation Program procurements, though the web camera micro purchase permitted voluntary LBE certification disclosure and LGBTQ diversity tracking.