NIGP 91131: C.i.p., Fiberoptics

NIGP 91131 C.i.p., Fiberoptics is an Item code covering fiber optic cable installation, termination, testing, and related infrastructure work that state and local governments solicit to support telecommunications, network upgrades, and broadband initiatives across campuses, facilities, and right-of-way corridors. Recent solicitations show school districts, community colleges, counties, cities, and tribal governments procuring fiber installation and termination services, often bundled with broader IT or building infrastructure projects. The work typically involves single-mode and multi-mode fiber runs, connector terminations to ANSI/TIA standards, optical testing and documentation, and coordination with existing utility and network systems. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Parkway School District), community college districts (Mt. Hood Community College), county transportation and facilities departments (Johnson County near Olathe, Kansas; DeKalb County, Georgia; Santa Clara County), municipal governments (City of Olathe), and tribal authorities (Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians). Most recent solicitations have been released as RFPs or ITBs with response windows of two to four weeks.

Activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) and upper Midwest and South (Kansas, Georgia, California). Representative recent opportunities include Mt. Hood Community College's fiber optic cable installation, termination, and testing RFP (due August 6, 2026) covering 20 IDF locations with single-mode and multi-mode fiber remediation, evaluated on technical approach, vendor experience, implementation timeline, warranty, and pricing; the City of Olathe and Johnson County's fiber relocation work associated with the Santa Fe and I-35 project (IFB due November 17, 2026); Parkway School District's IT Fiber Network Upgrades Phase 2 (ITB due August 18, 2026); DeKalb County's IT and Low Voltage Infrastructure system installation at the DeKalb Tennis Center (ITB due July 13, 2026); and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians' broadband infrastructure remodel including fiber cabling and redundant ISP connections (RFP due May 29, 2026, with Indian preference scoring). Oregon prevailing wage requirements applied to the Mt. Hood Community College project.