NIGP 72523: Fiber Optics Cables, Interconnecting Components, and Accessories (Including Wiring Systems Tools and Supplies)

NIGP 72523 Fiber Optics Cables, Interconnecting Components, and Accessories (Item) has been inactivated for new use as of March 1, 2007, with procurement activity redirected to NIGP 838-29; however, state and local governments continue to solicit fiber optic restoration, construction, maintenance, and materials supply under related codes, with recent work spanning emergency damage assessment and restoration of fiber circuits, mainline and drop cable installation and splicing, underground utility construction and conduit systems, fiber cable inventory procurement, and on-call infrastructure services across municipal and cooperative utility networks. Issuing bodies pursuing these services include electric cooperatives (Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative, Glades Electric Cooperative), municipal utilities (City of Ocala, City of Santa Monica, City of Palo Alto), county highway and transit authorities (Broward County, Sarasota County, Collier County), and independent cities, with solicitation notice types split between RFPs for construction and maintenance contracts, ITBs for materials and equipment purchases, and RFQs for commodity acquisitions. Work scopes reflect both routine maintenance and emergency response; Glades Electric Cooperative is seeking three-year fiber network maintenance and expansion across 1,650 miles of outside plant in central Florida, while Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative has posted two emergency restoration RFPs for damage assessment, splicing, and materials disposal across four-county service territories in north Florida.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, with secondary presence in California and Kansas. The City of Ocala has posted two fiber procurement solicitations in the past month—an ITB for first-quarter fiscal 2026 fiber optic materials inventory and a non-stock cable ITB for the Dearman Buildout project specifying AFL Flex-Span ADSS cable with local-vendor preference, both due August through December 2026. The City of Santa Monica issued a five-year on-call fiber optic infrastructure contract (ITB 4513, response deadline March 26, 2026) covering underground utility construction, cable installation and splicing, building cabling, and small cell equipment with prevailing wage requirements and $1,000,000 general liability insurance. Broward County and Sarasota County have embedded fiber optic conduit and cable installation within larger roadway and intelligent transportation system projects—the Pine Island Road Capacity Expansion (TRN2131938C1, June 2, 2026 bid deadline) requires fiber optic conduit implementation with a mandatory 30 percent County Business Enterprise participation goal, while FDOT Project FM 452243-1 in Sarasota County (September 9, 2026) focuses on fiber installation along South River Road. The City of Palo Alto solicited 75,000 feet of 432-fiber optic cable under RFQ 198248 (July 1, 2026 deadline), and Collier County's Immokalee Airport security project (IFB 258391, July 31, 2026) includes fiber optic duct bank and pull boxes as part of a $443,300 construction contract. All recent solicitations emphasize compliance with industry standards (IEEE, ANSI/EIA, TIA, ITU-T, NFPA, OSHA, NESC), bonding requirements ranging from five to one hundred percent of contract value, comprehensive liability insurance at $1,000,000 minimum per occurrence, and workers' compensation coverage; several impose prevailing wage requirements or set-aside participation goals where federal or surtax funding is involved.