NIGP 83829: Cable, Fiber Optic W/Interconnecting Components and Accessories (see Class 280 for Other Communications Cable

NIGP 83829 Cable, Fiber Optic W/Interconnecting Components And Accessories is an Item code encompassing the supply of fiber optic cable systems, interconnecting hardware, and related components that state and local governments are actively procuring for network infrastructure expansion, system redundancy, and broadband deployment. Recent solicitations show school districts, transportation agencies, cities, and counties purchasing fiber optic materials ranging from bulk cable inventory (432-fiber and 96-fiber configurations totaling millions of feet) to smaller structured cabling systems for individual facilities, with procurement vehicles spanning RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, and indefinite-quantity on-call contracts. The issuing-body mix reflects broad state and local participation: independent school districts (San Antonio ISD, Gwinnett County Schools, Madison County Schools, Hillsborough County Schools), county and city governments (Broward County, Burke County, Collier County, City of Palo Alto, City of Brownsville, City of Charlotte, City of Ocala, Seminole County), state departments (Illinois Department of Information Technology, Florida Department of Transportation), regional authorities (Harris County Toll Road Authority), and special-purpose entities (Atlanta BeltLine, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Salt Lake City Department of Airports). State and local buyers are using this code for fiber optic cabling installation in new construction (school field houses, elementary school additions), broadband infrastructure projects (Burke County BEAD program with 4.8 million feet of single-mode cable and 4,332 handholes), intelligent transportation systems (ITS) networks (Broward County adaptive traffic control, City of Brownsville 5G deployment), municipal fiber backbone expansion (Illinois Century Network connectivity, Sandy Springs ITS Ring B), and maintenance/repair contracts supporting existing networks across toll roads, airports, and utility systems.

Geographically, the code shows concentrated recent activity in Texas (Broward County and Tampa Bay area in Florida, Georgia school systems, Illinois state procurement, and scattered activity across Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Oregon, and Utah). Texas and Florida dominate with multiple school district and county solicitations; Illinois is active through state-level metro-ethernet and dark-fiber procurement; and Georgia appears repeatedly through county boards of education. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Education's sealed lump-sum bid for LAN cabling installation at South Gwinnett High School (IFB, August 13, 2026, restricted to five pre-qualified contractors), Madison County School System's RFP for structured cabling across 281 drops at Comer Elementary with Cat6 plenum cable and Siemon components (proposals due July 20, 2026, 30-point weighting on price), City of Palo Alto's RFQ for 75,000 feet of 432-fiber ribbon cable (due July 1, 2026, firm fixed-price FOB Destination basis), Collier County's sealed-bid procurement for fiber optic duct bank and pull boxes at Immokalee Airport with $443,300 budget (due July 31, 2026, DBE requirements under 49 CFR Part 26), and Burke County's sealed-bid solicitation for approximately 4.8 million feet of fiber optic cable in multiple strand counts plus 4,332 handholes under BEAD program with Build America, Buy America compliance (due May 6, 2026). Multiple Illinois Department of Information Technology RFQs for fiber-based point-to-point metro-ethernet transport services across statewide ICN locations (due dates ranging from March to June 2026) and sole-source dark-fiber IRU procurements from Stratus Networks and other carriers reflect state-level backbone infrastructure investment. On-call and indefinite-quantity cabling services contracts are posted by Charlotte (citywide low-voltage cabling RFP, due May 18, 2026, with 10 percent M/W/SBE participation goal), Hillsborough County Schools (CCTV-LAN cabling RFP across three geographic zones, due April 24, 2026, with 20 percent Small Business Encouragement Program requirement), and Santa Monica (fiber optic infrastructure construction and maintenance, five-year term, due March 26, 2026). The code remains active with material opportunities across school infrastructure modernization, municipal broadband initiatives, transportation ITS deployments, and state agency network backbone expansion, with typical response periods of two to eight weeks and competitive bidding favoring experienced cabling contractors with fiber certification, BICSI credentials, and integrated project delivery capability.