NIGP 28778: Teaching and Demonstration Units: Electronic Kits, etc.

NIGP 28778 Teaching and Demonstration Units: Electronic Kits, Etc., an Item code, encompasses educational communications and adaptive devices, specialized instructional materials across subject disciplines, electronic equipment and components, and related repair and rental services that state and local governments procure to support K–12 instruction and institutional training programs. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies buying individual communication aids (such as talking devices from Enabling Devices), comprehensive instructional material catalogs spanning English Language Arts through Arts & Crafts, 3D printers, robotics supplies, and assistive technology equipment including items for deaf and visually impaired students. The issuing-body mix is dominated by independent school districts—notably Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) and Northside Independent School District (NISD) in the Texas region—alongside state-level agencies including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission purchasing on behalf of the Department of State Health Services. Procurement vehicles range from traditional sealed IFB and RFP structures to catalog discount bids and blanket purchase orders with as-needed activation.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, where Katy ISD, NISD, the HHSC, and the State of Texas have posted multiple recent opportunities. A cooperative purchasing framework also appears in the data through Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative. Representative recent opportunities include Katy ISD's RFP #2428KD-A (Teaching and Instructional Materials, Supplies, Equipment and Services) issued May 29, 2026, with a contract term through October 22, 2027 and up to three annual renewals; NISD's sealed IFB for Electronic Equipment, Parts, Repairs, Rentals & Services (IFB2026118) with responses due September 24, 2026, replacing a prior contract expiring November 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017649 for habilitation consumables and equipment at Richmond State Supported Living Center (bids due July 17, 2026), structured as a blanket purchase order with firm fixed pricing for September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 and one optional one-year extension; and the State of Texas's catalog discount bid ICAT2628 (due November 19, 2026) establishing framework pricing for instructional materials. Evaluation criteria across these procurements emphasize purchase price, vendor reputation and quality, compliance with specifications, delivery performance capability, and long-term cost. Pricing models are typically percentage discounts off published catalog prices, manufacturer lists, or website pricing; all deliveries are required F.O.B. Destination with inside delivery during business hours where specified. No guaranteed annual volumes are identified, and purchase orders are issued on an as-needed basis.