NIGP 83868: Recycled Telecommunication Equipment and Accessories

NIGP 83868 Recycled Telecommunication Equipment And Accessories, an Item code, covers refurbished or reclaimed radio systems and related accessories that state and local governments procure for law enforcement and public-safety communications. The code sees demand primarily through county sheriff offices and multi-jurisdictional cooperative purchasing vehicles seeking to equip field personnel with communications gear. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers treating this category as a source for Motorola radios and accessories meeting operational specifications, with procurement occurring through both direct RFQ and cooperative purchasing arrangements that bundle law enforcement equipment across multiple issuing bodies.

Santa Clara County, California has posted two RFQs in rapid succession—one in June 2026 and another in July 2026—for Motorola radios and accessories for the Office of the Sheriff, signaling active replacement or replenishment cycles within the county. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, is running a parallel RFP (#061626) for law enforcement equipment with a June 16, 2026 response deadline, structured to establish a contracting solution available to Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, Yakima County, and thousands of other governmental agencies, school districts, and public entities across the United States and Canada. The Sourcewell vehicle illustrates the cooperative purchasing strategy now shaping this code's activity: a single RFP yields a master contract that member jurisdictions can adopt through participating addenda, multiplying vendor reach across a fragmented state and local buyer base. Recent activity concentrates in California and the Pacific Northwest through Washington state cooperative membership, though the Sourcewell vehicle extends potential opportunity nationally.