NIGP 72550: Radios, Home and Auto (incl. Short-Wave Type)

NIGP 72550 Radios, Home And Auto (Incl. Short-Wave Type), an Item code inactive since 2007 and now referred to NIGP 72678, covers portable and mobile public safety radio equipment and associated services that state and local governments continue to procure for emergency response operations. Recent activity shows county emergency management offices and cities sourcing P25-compliant portable radios with encryption, chargers, accessories, and multi-year maintenance contracts for public safety radio systems serving dozens of agencies. Issuing bodies include county public safety departments, county purchasing offices, and municipal procurement functions, each treating radio infrastructure as critical operational equipment with stringent technical compliance requirements and performance warranties.

Recent opportunities span Ohio, Florida, and Arizona. Cuyahoga County Public Safety and Justice Services issued an IFB (Solicitation 7282, due September 30, 2026) for ten portable radios with rapid chargers, speaker microphones, and a gang charger compliant with P25 standards for 700/800 MHz trunked systems, with delivery by November 30, 2026 and five-year manufacturer support required. Brevard County Purchasing Services posted a sealed-bid solicitation (B-4-26-30, due August 14, 2026) for provision and five-year maintenance of P25 user terminal equipment serving 45 public safety agencies, including preventive maintenance, programming, repairs, 24/7 emergency response, and on-site technical personnel within one hour. The City of Phoenix Finance Central Procurement issued an IFB (IFB-26-0355, due July 10, 2026) for turnkey in-building radio frequency coverage enhancement using bi-directional amplifiers and distributed antenna systems across three municipal airports, with a five-year term, NICET-certified personnel requirements, and DBE-N set-aside applicability.