NIGP 83912: Accessories, Telephone (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 83912 Accessories, Telephone (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, covers a mix of communications hardware and ancillary equipment that state and local governments are actively acquiring to support and expand their voice and unified communications infrastructure. Recent solicitations show purchases ranging from headset peripherals and desk equipment to bundled platform components including PBX systems, cloud-based unified communications platforms, and associated cabling and installation services. State agencies, counties, cities, and special-purpose districts issue RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs under this code to establish both single-vendor and multi-vendor framework agreements serving multiple departments and locations. Broward County in Florida, Washington State Technology Solutions, the City of Charlotte in North Carolina, and the City of New London in Connecticut have all issued recent solicitations in this commodity space, suggesting broad geographic and jurisdictional participation.

Washington State Technology Solutions posted RFQQ 26-RFQQ-004 on July 16, 2026, seeking Avaya hardware, software, maintenance, and professional services across multiple state agencies and five counties, with bids due August 6, 2026 and an estimated five-year maintenance cost of $1.303 million plus equipment purchases ranging from $10,000 to $200,000 per category. Broward County issued an IFB (GEN2132410B1) on July 2, 2026, for Plantronics and JPL headsets and accessories for regional communications and 911 operations, with bids due July 17, 2026, structured as an open-end indefinite-quantity contract with SBE and local-business preferences. The City of Charlotte, North Carolina, released RFP 269-2026-189 for citywide on-call low-voltage cabling services including data, fiber optic, voice, and network installations across all city facilities, with responses due May 18, 2026, and a three-year initial term. The State of South Dakota issued IFB 26IFB19766 on July 1, 2026, for telephone equipment and supplies to various state locations, with bids due August 3, 2026. Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest (Washington), Southeast (Florida, North Carolina, Connecticut), and Mountain West (Nevada, South Dakota), reflecting distributed acquisition patterns across state technology, county public safety, municipal facilities, and veteran services agencies.