NIGP 28790: Tubes, Electronic: Cathode Ray, Power, Receiving, Thyratron, Transmitting, etc.

NIGP 28790 Tubes, Electronic: Cathode Ray, Power, Receiving, Thyratron, Transmitting, Etc., an Item code, encompasses electronic tube components that state and local governments procure primarily as components within larger law enforcement and research equipment systems rather than as standalone commodities. Recent solicitations show this code appearing as a subcomponent specification within broader equipment procurements serving public safety and higher-education research missions. State and local buyers include university research divisions, county governments, and cooperative purchasing consortiums representing multi-jurisdictional public entities. Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based cooperative purchasing vehicle, and academic institutions such as Texas A&M University represent the issuing bodies active under this code in the available record.

Sourcewell issued RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment on May 12, 2026, with a June 16, 2026 response deadline, establishing a contracting solution for participating counties in Washington state (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) and thousands of public entities across the United States and Canada. Texas A&M University's AgriLife Administrative Services division posted Invitation to Bid #AG-RSCH-ITB-6564 for a Klystron (a microwave tube component) on March 10, 2026, with a March 3, 2026 response deadline. Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and Texas, with cooperative purchasing extending national reach. The code sees limited recent activity, with the two opportunities spanning law enforcement equipment integration and research microwave systems.