NIGP 96218: Cable Construction, Installation and Maintenance (Fiber Optic, Communication, Computer, etc.)

NIGP 96218 Cable Construction, Installation and Maintenance (Fiber Optic, Communication, Computer, Etc.) is an Item code that encompasses fiber optic cable installation, splicing, termination, testing, and ongoing maintenance work that state and local governments are actively procuring to expand and sustain broadband, telecommunications, and data networking infrastructure. Recent solicitations show state agencies, counties, cities, school districts, electric cooperatives, transit authorities, and special districts acquiring everything from Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) network buildout and emergency disaster restoration to campus data-cabling upgrades, last-mile drop installations, and routine maintenance services. Work ranges from small-scale building projects to large multi-county or statewide initiatives; pricing models span firm fixed-price, unit-rate, time-and-materials, and master service agreements with task-order execution. Issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice and military affairs, electric cooperatives serving rural regions, county and municipal utility authorities, county school districts, community colleges, and cities managing public broadband projects across the country.

Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Oregon show the most recent activity, with a strong secondary presence in California, Kansas, Colorado, Michigan, and Illinois. Representative opportunities include Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) issuing RFP 2026-009 and RFP 2026-010 for emergency fiber restoration and routine fiber splicing and maintenance services across four Florida counties with proposals due August and November 2026; Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) requesting proposals for continuing conduit installation services in multiple configurations and depths across central Florida under RFP26036JG with proposals due July 28, 2026; Northern Wasco County People's Utility District soliciting sealed proposals for Fiber to the Premises construction services (RFP 2026004) across Oregon under prevailing wage, with mandatory pre-proposal conference October 26 and proposals due November 6, 2026; Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting proposals for broadband connectivity cabling and IP video surveillance systems across 80 state correctional facilities statewide (RFP 696IT26O017) with proposals due November 9, 2026; and multiple Florida counties, including Chatham County in Georgia, issuing annual or multi-year contracts for low-voltage cabling, underground fiber drop installation, and utility locating and marking services. School districts (Lake County, Bryan ISD, Madison County in Georgia, Parkway School District in Missouri) and municipal transit authorities (Atlanta Beltline) are also active buyers of structured cabling, conduit installation, and associated infrastructure work.