NIGP 93874: Optical Equipment Maintenance and Repair

NIGP 93874 Optical Equipment Maintenance and Repair, an Item code, covers specialized maintenance, repair, testing, and emergency response services for fiber optic cable systems and related communications infrastructure that state and local governments operate. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include toll road authorities, transit agencies, and other infrastructure operators responsible for regional communications networks. The scope of work encompasses preventative maintenance, predictive diagnostics, emergency repair, inspections, testing, upgrades, and construction of fiber optic systems. Contractors must deploy qualified personnel—typically fiber optic technicians, electricians, and laborers—holding industry certifications such as International Municipal Signal Association Fiber Optic ITS Certification and demonstrating verifiable experience in fiber optic maintenance and utility locating. Work is performed across distributed geographic footprints (such as toll road networks spanning multiple counties), with 24/7 emergency response capability and defined service-level commitments backed by liquidated damages for failures to meet response times, uptime targets, or project deadlines.

The Harris County Toll Road Authority, serving the Houston, Texas region, issued an ITB on February 13, 2026 (due March 9, 2026) for one-year maintenance and associated services covering fiber optic cable systems across its 132-mile toll road network, including the Hardy Toll Road, Sam Houston Tollway, Westpark Tollway, Fort Bend Parkway, and Katy Managed Lanes. The contract structure includes a base year with four optional one-year renewal periods, with pricing submitted as lump-sum bids for preventative maintenance and cost-plus for parts, emergency, predictive, and construction work billed at hourly rates. A pre-bid conference was scheduled for February 24, 2026 in Houston. Contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance including Workers Compensation, Commercial General Liability, Automobile Liability, and Professional Liability coverage, with Harris County named as Additional Insured. The procurement also triggers Harris County's minimum wage requirement of $21.65 per hour (adjusted annually) for all workers on contracts valued at $50,000 or greater. Recent activity in this code centers on Texas infrastructure operators; geographic concentration of solicitations under this Item code is not established from the single recent opportunity on record.