NIGP 47025: Communications Systems (for the Speech Impaired), Display Scanning Type

NIGP 47025 Communications Systems (For The Speech Impaired), Display Scanning Type, Item, addresses assistive communication devices for individuals with speech disabilities. State and local governments procure these systems primarily through special education and human services channels, particularly to support children with special educational and physical needs in early childhood and school-based settings. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span city governments, school districts, and regional purchasing cooperatives serving education and social services. Recent opportunities show procurement focused on bundled special education supplies and services that include assistive communication equipment alongside related therapeutic and educational materials.

The Dallas City government and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (serving school districts and educational service centers across its footprint in Texas) posted the most recent opportunities in August 2026. Region 7's Invitation for Catalog Discount Bid on special education and supplies (SPE2628), due October 1, 2026, represents the largest recent activity under this code, with estimated contract expenditures of $2,713,541 over a two-year term from October 15, 2026 through October 15, 2028, anticipating 99 or more multi-vendor awardees. The City of Dallas's ECOSTS Program solicitation (HCE202600030960), due September 11, 2026, seeks nonprofit subrecipient administrators to provide daycare services for children experiencing homelessness and children with special educational and physical needs, an application context in which communication assistive devices support broader service delivery. Cooperative purchasing vehicles dominate the visible activity, suggesting vendors should monitor regional education cooperatives and special-services purchasing groups for catalog and supply aggregations rather than expect frequent standalone RFPs for this specific equipment class.