NIGP 91524: Cable Television Services (Includes Pay-Per-View Services)

NIGP 91524 Cable Television Services (Includes Pay-Per-View Services) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure cable and satellite television programming delivery, head-end equipment, installation, maintenance, and infrastructure support for public facilities, correctional institutions, government offices, and emergency operations. Recent solicitations show government buyers acquiring baseline cable packages with local and national news channels, educational programming, legislative broadcast feeds, and specialized services like video-on-demand, streaming app delivery, and automated channel management. Work spans routine maintenance contracts, emergency repair response, complete head-end system provisioning across multiple facility locations, and integrated broadcast automation platforms that support simultaneous cable television delivery alongside OTT streaming and mobile applications. Issuing bodies include state correctional and human services departments (Illinois Department of Corrections, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Nevada Department of Corrections, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation), state workforce and governor's offices (Texas Office of the Governor, Texas Workforce Commission), county sheriff and public facilities departments (Orange County, California Sheriff-Coroner; Hillsborough County, Florida), and multi-facility regional health and institutional systems. Correctional facilities and institutional campuses represent the dominant buyer category, followed by government administrative offices.

Recent activity spans California, Texas, Maryland, Nevada, Illinois, and Florida. The County of Orange, California issued IFB0603099405SC for television equipment, installation, and three-year maintenance service at the Theo Lacy Facility (mandatory pre-bid September 24, 2026; questions due September 30, 2026; bids due October 9, 2026), with five percent price preference available for local small business and disabled veteran business enterprise certified vendors and Federal grant funding. The State of Texas Office of the Governor issued RFO 300-26-07176 for cable television services (proposals due October 16, 2026) and RFP 300-26-07176 for cable delivery to approximately 80 televisions at the Austin facility featuring streaming app delivery without wiring requirements, service commencement within seven days of execution, and evaluation weighting 20 percent on experience/qualifications, 35 percent on proposed solution, and 20 percent on cost. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation issued IFB C5611695-D, Rebid 1 for cable television system infrastructure services across up to 30 CDCR facility locations statewide (bids due August 5, 2026) with a 25 percent small-business participation requirement, 5 percent small/micro-business preference, and optional DVBE incentive ranging 1–5 percent. Illinois Department of Corrections issued IFB #CIBF 26-426DOC-VANDA-B-52059 for cable television services at Vandalia Correctional Center serving approximately 750 connections (bids due June 4, 2026; full installation and operation required by July 1, 2026). Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services issued IFB BPM055983 for satellite television programming services at Eastern Correctional Institution and ECI-Annex serving approximately 3,246 incarcerated individuals across 3,000 cable drops with minimum 16 quality channels plus local broadcasts, four-hour response time, and 24-hour repair completion (bids due August 6, 2026; five percent preference for small business, seven percent for veteran-owned small business, eight percent for disabled-veteran-owned small business).