NIGP 88085: Storage Cabinets (for Visual Education Equipment and Supplies)

NIGP 88085 Storage Cabinets (For Visual Education Equipment And Supplies), an Item code, encompasses storage and equipment-mounting solutions for educational and institutional environments, though recent state and local solicitations show the code capturing broader institutional asset-storage demand including law enforcement and technology-integration equipment cabinets in educational and public-sector settings. State and local governments acquire storage cabinets under this code for classroom technology deployments, conference room installations, and law enforcement equipment staging and organization. Issuing bodies range across school districts, higher education institutions, county governments, and cooperative purchasing vehicles; Valencia College District Board of Trustees in Florida and Sourcewell (a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative operating under Washington state law) both drove recent activity. The code reflects institutional storage tied to technology and equipment-support initiatives rather than standalone furniture procurement — storage is bundled with broader service contracts for classroom technology, law enforcement readiness, and equipment management across multiple public sector customer types.

Recent opportunities span Florida and Washington-state jurisdictions. Valencia College District posted RFP 2026-26 on April 6, 2026, due April 30, 2026, seeking classroom and conference room technology services college-wide across nine campuses, including equipment cabinets with minimum 18 rack units in height as part of a $1.6 million annual spend envelope over a three-year initial term with optional two-year extensions. Sourcewell issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, due June 16, 2026, on behalf of participating entities including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington and public entities nationwide, establishing a contracting solution for law enforcement equipment available to governmental agencies, school districts, and tribal governments; the cooperative structure allows equipment cabinets and related storage to serve thousands of agencies through a single framework agreement.