NIGP 20877: Recycled Microcomputer Software

NIGP 20877 Recycled Microcomputer Software, an Item code, encompasses enterprise-grade and district-specific software platforms serving state and local education, municipal utilities, and administrative functions. State and local governments procuring under this code are acquiring comprehensive, mission-critical systems including student assessment platforms, utilities billing and customer information systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions for municipal operations, and specialized special education management platforms. The work involves full-lifecycle implementation — software licensing, data migration from legacy systems, integration with existing infrastructure (student information systems, payment processing, asset management), onsite professional development, and multiyear support and maintenance. Issuing bodies include state education agencies (Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction), large urban school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida), city and municipal governments (City of Augusta and City of Newnan in Georgia), and regional education service networks. Recent procurements establish that cost and implementation expertise weigh heavily in vendor selection, with evaluation frameworks emphasizing technical integration capability, references from comparable-scale implementations, and long-term cost of ownership.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. Washington State OSPI posted RFP 2026-20 on April 27, 2026, for a statewide IEP Platform serving 150,000 students across more than 300 local education agencies, with proposals due June 30, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) issued RFP 26112RFPEST on September 21, 2026, for a Comprehensive Student Assessment Platform replacing School City, with proposals due April 10, 2026, and a mandatory 20 percent small-business subcontractor set-aside within the Tampa Bay area; City of Augusta, Georgia posted RFQ 26-275 on July 24, 2026, for a utilities billing Customer Information System managing 75,000 customer accounts, with proposals due August 26, 2026, and M/WBE utilization plans required if the project exceeds $300,000; and City of Newnan, Georgia issued RFQ PE63850NONST2026000000030 on May 1, 2026, as the first phase of a two-phase ERP procurement, with qualifications statements due June 5, 2026, and product demonstrations scheduled for June 22, 2026. Washington State explicitly offers Small Business and Certified Veteran-Owned Business preferences on the IEP platform procurement.