NIGP 91579: Telecommunication Services (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 91579 Telecommunication Services (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, covers a broad range of communications infrastructure and service procurements that state and local agencies are actively soliciting, from managed broadband and fiber-optic networks to emergency communications systems and specialized telecommunications hardware for correctional and municipal facilities. Recent opportunities show that governments use this code for Metro Ethernet transport (Illinois DOT), broadband ISP services for remote and fixed sites (San Mateo Parks, Washington state), fiber expansion and dark fiber leasing (California, Massachusetts), managed cybersecurity services bundled with network infrastructure (California CALNET), satellite communications (Collier County), mobile radio and MDT system maintenance (Orange County Transportation Authority), 9-1-1 call processing equipment (California), inmate phone and video visitation systems (Wisconsin, Texas), and community engagement and mass notification platforms with telecommunications components. The issuing bodies span state departments (California DOT, Illinois DoIT, Washington WaTech, Texas DIR, Florida DEP), counties (Orange County California and Illinois, San Mateo, Sauk County Wisconsin, Collier County Florida), cities (Detroit, Wichita, New Bedford), school districts and transit authorities (OCTA, Seattle Convention Center), and specialized districts (Massachusetts water commissions, Florida utilities). Repeat buyers include California's Department of Technology and various Washington State agencies. Geographic concentration is heaviest in California, Illinois, Washington State, and Florida, with additional recent activity in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Texas, and Colorado.

Recent representative opportunities include Orange County California's RFP 017-3069106 for Digital Development Services with 13 service categories and a 500-point written-response evaluation phase (due July 28, 2026); the California Department of Technology's IFB C5-CMCS-G1-26 for CALNET Managed Cybersecurity Services across four categories with multiple-award intent and final bids due September 14, 2026; the Illinois Department of Information Technology's RFQ for fiber-based point-to-point Metro Ethernet to connect a DOT facility to an Illinois Century Network POP site, with 100 MB bandwidth and $45,000 estimated value (quotes due July 30, 2026); San Mateo County Parks' RFP for managed broadband connectivity services to remote park locations using terrestrial wireless, satellite, or multi-path systems with local procurement preference (27.8% pricing weight, due July 3, 2026 but past); Sauk County Wisconsin's RFP for an inmate telephone, video visitation, kiosk, and tablet system with revenue-sharing model and January 1, 2027 installation deadline (proposals due August 26, 2026); and the Seattle Convention Center's RFP 550-0526-1 for exclusive data and telecommunications services with 10 Gbps internet, managed WiFi, and on-site staffing, compensation structured as 35% commission on invoiced services (due May 28, 2026). Small business set-asides, DVBE incentives, and local procurement preferences appear frequently across these solicitations, particularly in California and Washington State procurements.