NIGP 92028: Emergency Back-Up Services and Facilities for Data Processing

NIGP 92028 Emergency Back-Up Services and Facilities for Data Processing, an Item code, reflects state and local procurement activity centered on business-continuity infrastructure, cloud-based backup and disaster recovery systems, and specialized maintenance of critical communications and control equipment. Recent solicitations show governments buying turnkey backup and DR hardware platforms with implementation and ongoing support, managed detection and response services, enterprise disaster recovery retainer arrangements, and parts-and-repair support for specialized SCADA and distributed control systems. The issuing-body mix spans city departments (Atlanta Department of Watershed Management), county governments (Chatham County, Orange County Transportation Authority), school districts (Pinellas County School District, Temple Independent School District), independent authorities (Atlanta Regional Commission), state agencies (Texas Railroad Commission, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, State of Illinois), and transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority). The code sees activity across multiple jurisdictions with no single dominant buyer.

Recent opportunities cluster in Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Pinellas County School District issued a sealed-bid IFB (solicitation 25CD074, response due December 9, 2025) for Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement Systems testing, inspection, and maintenance across 45 school facilities, estimated at approximately $110,000 with four optional one-year renewals. Chatham County, Georgia posted a sealed-bid solicitation (PE29016, response due September 15, 2026) for a Quantum DXi T10 Series Backup and Disaster Recovery Storage System purchase, installation, and support with a 30 percent combined M/WBE participation goal. The Atlanta Regional Commission issued RFP744 (responses due August 14, 2026) for design, supply, and implementation of an enterprise-class Backup, Recovery, and Disaster Recovery solution protecting approximately 47 virtualized servers and 95 terabytes of cloud storage, requiring HIPAA, ISO 27001, and NIST compliance. Temple Independent School District posted an RFI (TRS000615, response due September 18, 2026) for fully Managed Detection and Response services with 24x7x365 U.S.-based SOC coverage and TX-RAMP certification. The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management conducted prequalification for a two-step Invitation for Bid process for Foxboro Distributed Control System parts and repair services supporting water treatment facility SCADA systems, with prequalification due June 18, 2026. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas requested proposals for Cyber Incident Response services (RFP issued May 4, 2026, responses due June 5, 2026) with incident response retainers, tabletop exercises, and digital forensic analysis, requiring team members hold CISSP, GIAC GCIH, or ECIH certifications and maintain 24x7x365 availability.