NIGP 28592: Wire and Cable Markers and Marker Ties

NIGP 28592 Wire And Cable Markers And Marker Ties is an Item code that encompasses wire and cable identification products, connectors, fastening hardware, and related cabling infrastructure components that state and local governments procure for electrical systems, data networks, and facility infrastructure maintenance. Recent solicitations show purchasing agencies buying structured cabling systems (copper and fiber optic), connector kits, cable ties, heat shrink tubing, electrical connectors and components, and integrated installation and maintenance services for video surveillance and broadband connectivity upgrades across correctional facilities, school districts, utilities, and municipal departments. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Department of Information Resources), regional education service centers (Texas Education Service Center Region 4), independent school districts (Northside Independent School District), county governments (Orange County, California), city utilities (Gainesville Regional Utilities), municipalities (City of Dallas, City of Wichita), affordable housing corporations (Alameda Affordable Housing Corporation), and towns (Town of Cohasset, Massachusetts). State agencies and school districts represent the most active recent buyers, with cooperative purchasing vehicles enabling broad distribution of awarded contracts across multiple eligible entities.

Activity concentrates in Texas, California, and Florida, with scattered opportunities in Massachusetts, Kansas, and Minnesota through cooperative purchasing mechanisms. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFP 696IT26O017 (posted October 10, 2026, responses due November 9, 2026) for broadband connectivity cabling and video surveillance system installation across 80 correctional facilities statewide with a mandatory 3% participation goal for Texas Certified VetHUB vendors; the Texas Department of Information Resources' cooperative purchasing RFQ COOP2026SOL-00008 (posted August 7, 2026, responses due September 24, 2026) establishing an indefinite-quantity master contract for cabling services and related products across Texas state agencies, local governments, higher education, and K-12 districts with historical annual sales of $11.1–$12.0 million; Gainesville Regional Utilities' RFP 2026-067 (posted July 29, 2026, responses due July 2, 2026) for annual wire and cable supplies under a three-year contract with U.S. manufacturing requirement; and the County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner Department's sealed-bid IFB0603029702SC (posted May 14, 2026, responses due May 14, 2026) for 144 line items of electrical connectors, components, and miscellaneous parts on a firm fixed-fee basis with three-year initial term and two optional one-year renewals. Set-asides for small businesses, minority-owned enterprises, veteran-owned businesses, and local vendors appear regularly across jurisdictions.