NIGP 72561: Towers: Broadcasting, Microwave, Transmitting, etc.

NIGP 72561, Towers: Broadcasting, Microwave, Transmitting, Etc., is an Item code covering wireless communication infrastructure — cell towers, monopoles, stealth flagpole towers, small wireless facilities, antennas, and associated equipment — that state and local governments lease, own, or operate on public property. The code saw its most recent activity from a school district pursuing a comprehensive district-wide wireless infrastructure program. School districts and other public bodies use this code when they control property suitable for tower siting and seek operators or lessees to design, permit, build, and maintain wireless facilities on those sites, often to generate revenue from cell carriers or improve internal communications capacity. The soliciting body retains underlying property ownership while transferring construction, installation, and ongoing maintenance responsibility to the private operator.

Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida posted RFP 26359RFPMST on September 28, 2026, requesting proposals for leasing district-owned land, rooftops, and existing vertical structures district-wide for wireless communication facilities, with responses due September 23, 2026. The solicitation required a minimum 20% Small Business Encouragement Program (SBEP) participation rate, with eligible certified small businesses registered in the Tampa Bay area through the City of St. Petersburg, City of Tampa, The Florida Business Council, Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Florida, or the U.S. Small Business Administration. All proposers were required to execute an affidavit certifying they are not owned by, do not have controlling interest held by, and are not principally located in foreign countries of concern — specifically China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, or Syria. The district evaluated proposals on technical qualifications, project viability, financial terms, and service delivery capability across multiple school sites.