NIGP 84024: Cable or Community Television Equipment and Hardware

NIGP 84024 Cable or Community Television Equipment and Hardware, an Item code, encompasses television cable systems, fiber optic transmission infrastructure, broadcast playout and content-delivery platforms, and associated amplifiers and hardware used by state and local governments to operate cable television and government-access channels. State and local agencies procure cable installation and repair services to maintain housing-unit television reception at correctional facilities, renewal contracts for cloud-based transcoding and content-management systems at municipal media centers, sole-source broadcast automation platforms at county government facilities, and transmission facility management services for public television authorities. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, municipal procurement offices, county governments, and statewide public broadcasting authorities. Recent activity reflects a mix of small-dollar supply and service renewals alongside infrastructure upgrades and longer-term broadcast-system integrations.

Recent opportunities surface in Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, and Minnesota. The City of Philadelphia issued a small order purchase (SOP) for InfoVue 2 Pro equipment with a $34,000 ceiling and September 23, 2026 response date. The Illinois Department of Corrections solicited quotes for purchase and installation of television cable and fiber optic lines with amplifiers at Dixon Correctional Center (response due September 4, 2026, with mandatory pre-bid and site visit September 1, 2026). Hillsborough County procured the Cablecast VIO2 OMNI System and Services as a sole-source platform with a June 22, 2026 proposal deadline. The City of Philadelphia renewed TelVue Care warranty services ($6,750 total) as a micro purchase (May 21, 2026 response). The New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property, solicited bids on behalf of the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority for comprehensive transmission facility management across thirteen facilities in three regions, with mandatory site visit June 2, 2026 and quote submission by June 12, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The Illinois Department of Corrections issued a request for quote for cable television services at Peoria Adult Transition Center for a five-year contract period (response due May 18, 2026). Sourcewell, on behalf of participating Washington and Minnesota counties and other public entities, issued RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment with proposal deadline June 16, 2026, through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal.