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

NIGP 92028 Emergency Back-Up Services And Facilities For Data Processing is an Item code that represents state and local procurement of enterprise-grade backup, recovery, and disaster recovery infrastructure and implementation services. Recent solicitations show government buyers purchasing complete BR/DR solutions spanning hardware, software licensing, professional services, and ongoing support—with explicit exclusion of managed-service or as-a-service models in which the vendor retains operational responsibility. The Atlanta Regional Commission's RFP744, posted July 15, 2026, with proposals due August 14, 2026, exemplifies the scope: the ARC seeks design, supply, implementation, and support for an enterprise backup platform protecting approximately 47 virtualized servers, 8 bare metal Windows servers, 27 terabytes of block storage, and 95 terabytes of cloud-hosted storage, with requirements for immutable backup storage, off-site cloud replication, recovery time and point objectives measured in minutes, and compliance with HIPAA, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53. Issuing bodies include metropolitan regional authorities, state agencies, county utilities, school districts, and municipalities—with the Atlanta Regional Commission, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and Orange County Transportation Authority appearing among recent active buyers.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with recent opportunities posted from Georgia (Atlanta Regional Commission, Hall County, White County, City of Norcross, City of Perry), Texas (TRS, Railroad Commission, Galveston County, City of McKinney), and Florida (Orange County Transportation Authority, Hillsborough County, Pinellas County). Representative solicitations beyond ARC RFP744 include the Teacher Retirement System of Texas's solicitation (TRS000615, posted June 5, 2026) for Cyber Incident Response Services encompassing incident response retainer, tabletop exercises, and digital forensics, and the Orange County Transportation Authority's procurement (250177, posted January 28, 2026) for VMware Live Recovery Protected Capacity disaster-recovery services at $343,664 over ten months. Evaluation emphasis across recent RFPs centers on technical capability, recovery performance metrics, vendor government-sector experience, SOC 2 and FedRAMP certifications, and total cost of ownership over multi-year terms, with contract durations typically spanning three to five years with optional renewal periods.