NIGP 91575: Telephone Services, Cellular

NIGP 91575 Telephone Services, Cellular is an Item code encompassing subscription-based cellular voice, data, and messaging services for state and local government fleets and user populations. State and local governments procure cellular plans for employee mobile devices, fleet management and telematics systems, emergency dispatch infrastructure, and enterprise messaging archiving to support compliance and public records retention. Issuing bodies include state departments (California Department of Social Services, Texas Department of Information Resources, Georgia Technology Authority, Teacher Retirement System of Texas), county governments (Clay County Florida, Orange County California), municipalities and special districts (City of Atlanta, Orange County Sheriff-Coroner), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority), and higher education institutions (Texas State Technical College, Valencia College). The mix spans single-device archiving and small-scale carrier RFPs to statewide indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contracts serving tens of thousands of connected devices.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, California, Florida, and Georgia. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas solicited cellular voice and data services for approximately 710 mobile devices under RFP TRS000648 with proposals due May 27, 2026, requiring facilities-based Mobile Network Operators only and weighing pricing at sixty percent of evaluation. The Texas Department of Information Resources issued an indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract for wireless, pager, and satellite services across all state agencies under TEX-AN-WPS with responses due July 23, 2026, covering cellular voice and data, infrastructure services, equipment installation, technical support, and emerging technologies. The Georgia Technology Authority's eRFP for Wireless Communication Services and Equipment (posted April 6, 2026, due May 15, 2026) targets approximately 259,000 connected devices across state and local organizations. Clay County, Florida requested quotes for cloud-based cellular message archiving supporting 393 users on AT&T devices under a one-year SaaS contract with response due July 30, 2026, with a posted quote from DLT Solutions, LLC at $34,205.17 for the initial term. The California Department of Social Services issued IFB 26-3033 for daily courier services between its Roseville office and USPS with bids due August 11, 2026, and the County of Orange solicited communications service monitors and test equipment for its 800 MHz coordinated communications system under IFB with bids due April 23, 2026.