NIGP 83980: Telecommunicators and/or Display Terminals for the Hearing and Handicapped

NIGP 83980 Telecommunicators And/Or Display Terminals For The Hearing And Handicapped, an Item code, covers inmate telephone systems, interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing populations, and related telecommunications equipment and supplies procured by state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments use this code to acquire integrated inmate communication systems (telephone, video visitation, kiosks, tablets), sign language and oral interpreting services in educational and public settings, telephone equipment and supplies for agency operations, and point-of-sale terminals for school nutrition programs. Issuing bodies include county sheriff and correctional facilities, state purchasing offices, school districts, and regional purchasing cooperatives. Recent solicitations show activity from Sauk County, Wisconsin (correctional facilities), the State of South Dakota (statewide operations), Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida (educational interpreting and nutrition operations), and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative serving multiple school districts.

Recent opportunities reflect diverse geographic spread across the Midwest and Southeast. Sauk County, Wisconsin posted RFP 202601SCJ on July 2, 2026, seeking an inmate telephone, video visitation, kiosk, and tablet system for the Sauk County Jail with proposals due August 26, 2026 and a mandatory site visit on July 21, 2026—the vendor provides all equipment, installation, and maintenance at no cost to the county in exchange for revenue share from inmate calling fees. The State of South Dakota, through its Office of Procurement Management, issued ITB 26IFB19766 on July 1, 2026, for annual supply of telephone equipment and supplies to various state locations, with bids due August 3, 2026. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa posted RFP 26041RFQDST on April 6, 2026, for interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and staff across 235 schools, with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 and proposals due April 15, 2026, emphasizing EIPA level 3.5 or RID/BEI certification and 24/7 availability with 30-minute response time. An earlier Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative catalog discount bid (NET2223) for network systems and supplies closed July 26, 2022, with estimated expenditures of $6.4 million across member districts.