NIGP 80320: Group Auditory Systems, Language Laboratories, and Speech Training Equipment

NIGP 80320 Group Auditory Systems, Language Laboratories, And Speech Training Equipment is an Item code under which state and local governments procure assistive listening systems for courtrooms, speech-language pathology staffing and services for school districts, language interpretation and translation services, and classroom technology systems that integrate audio and visual components. The issuing bodies span county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida; Valencia College District in Florida; Harris County Department of Education in Texas), and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington counties and nationwide participating entities; Choice Partners on behalf of more than 2,600 governmental entities nationwide). Recent solicitations reflect demand across both specialized auditory equipment installation and broader language access and audio-visual technology services that rely on auditory system components.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Washington, and Minnesota, based on recent postings between April and June 2026. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Department of Financial Services issuing an informal written quotation (IWQ) on June 5, 2026, for infrared assistive listening system upgrade and installation across eight courtrooms with a June 12, 2026 response date; Hillsborough County Public Schools issuing RFP 24127-RFP-DST on August 23, 2024, and extended via addendum on February 26, 2026, for speech-language pathologists and assistants serving approximately 100 positions with an estimated annual budget of $11,641,950 and response deadline of March 23, 2026; Harris County Department of Education and Choice Partners issuing RFP for Language Access Products and Services with proposals due April 9, 2026, available to cooperative members nationwide; and Valencia College District in Florida issuing RFP 2026-26 on April 6, 2026, for classroom and conference room technology services across nine campuses with $1.6 million in historical annual spending and proposals due April 30, 2026. Sourcewell's cooperative RFP 061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment, posted May 12, 2026, with June 16, 2026 response date, establishes statewide and multistate contracting vehicles available to thousands of governmental agencies.