NIGP 90684: Telecommunications Systems (Telephone, Radio, etc.) - Architectural

NIGP 90684 Telecommunications Systems (Telephone, Radio, Etc.) - Architectural, an Item code, encompasses design, installation, testing, and commissioning of telecommunications cabling, voice and radio systems, and related in-building and tower infrastructure serving state and local government facilities. State and local buyers under this code procure turnkey low-voltage and fiber-optic cabling systems; moving, adding, and changing (MAC) services for existing networks; air traffic control tower communications and weather packages; in-building radio frequency coverage systems; wireless tower leasing and site development; and radio system repair and diagnostics. Issuing bodies span school districts (Lake County Schools District, Florida; Northside Independent School District, Texas; Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida), municipal airports and transit authorities (Peachtree City Airport Authority, Georgia; Charlotte Douglas International Airport, North Carolina), city departments and utilities (City of Doral, Florida; City of Phoenix, Arizona; West Basin Municipal Water District, California), correctional facilities (Illinois Department of Corrections; Sauk County Jail, Wisconsin), and state procurement offices (Georgia Department of Administrative Services; Texas Department of Information Resources; WaTech, Washington). The code sees active solicitation across Florida, Georgia, Texas, California, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Arizona, Illinois, and Washington.

Recent representative opportunities include the City of Doral's ITB 2026-22 for telecommunications wiring services—installation, termination, configuration, moves, adds, and changes across data, cable television, video, and voice networks—with responses due September 28, 2026, requiring Florida Electrical Specialty Contractor licensure and minimum five years' government experience; Lake County Schools District's IFB 260807BKK945 for low-voltage and communication systems installation labor across 51 learning sites, including intercom, security, CCTV, telephone, and fiber-optic cabling, with a September 1, 2026 deadline and local vendor preference eligibility; Peachtree City Airport Authority's RFP for Air Traffic Control Tower communications and weather system supply and installation at Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field, with bids due September 17, 2026, requiring demonstrated FAA compliance experience on three prior equivalent installations; and the City of Phoenix's IFB 26-0355 for turnkey in-building emergency responder radio frequency coverage enhancement using bi-directional amplifiers and distributed antenna systems across municipal airports, with responses due July 10, 2026, requiring three years of turnkey RF enhancement experience and NICET-certified personnel. The Texas Department of Information Resources' TEX-AN-WPS contract for cellular, wireless, pager, and satellite services represents statewide indefinite-quantity procurement open to all state agencies; proposals were due July 23, 2026. Hillsborough County Public Schools' 26359RFPMST solicitation for district-wide cell tower leasing carries a mandatory 20% Small Business Encouragement Program participation requirement with responses due September 23, 2026. Set-asides and local preferences appear frequently—Florida's SBEP requirements, Georgia DBE goals, North Carolina SBE targets, and Lake County local vendor preference points signal established demand for small-business participation across the code's activity.