NIGP 84065: Television Transmitters

NIGP Item 84065 Television Transmitters covers audiovisual display systems, control hardware, and related installation and maintenance services that state and local governments procure for facility signage, security monitoring, and public communication applications. Recent solicitations show state and local bodies buying complete AV system installations with displays, mounting, control equipment, and integration labor; ongoing maintenance and technical support for video surveillance and access control platforms; and catalog-discount arrangements for technology equipment that includes AV components. The issuing bodies span county health systems, municipal transit authorities, school districts, and cooperative purchasing vehicles. Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based governmental cooperative, is pursuing law enforcement equipment contracts available to thousands of participating jurisdictions nationwide, while the School District of Manatee County, Florida established a five-year technology equipment and services contract through June 30, 2030 on a catalog-discount basis with no minimum purchase guarantees.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, California, and North Carolina. The County of San Mateo issued an RFP in February 2026 for audiovisual system upgrades at Fair Oaks Health Center Lobbies, replacing nine 55-inch displays across three floors with a three-year contract term and proposal evaluation weighting price at 22.7 percent alongside project approach, firm qualifications, and team qualifications, with local procurement preference ordinance scoring bonuses available. The City of Charlotte / Charlotte Area Transit System released RFP #269-2026-1988 in February 2026 seeking maintenance and support services for 1,023 cameras and 153 emergency communication devices across 50 transit facilities, with fixed monthly pricing by equipment category, four-hour response times for non-emergency calls, $50 per-unit penalty provisions for service failures, and proposals due by March 12, 2026 through the Bonfire e-Procurement Portal; contract award is scheduled by May 26, 2026 with services commencing July 1, 2026, and the initial three-year term carries two optional one-year renewal periods.