NIGP 99828: Communication Equipment (Including Radio, Television, Telephone, VCR, Video/Audio Equipment, etc.), Sale of Surplus and Obsolete Items

NIGP 99828 Communication Equipment (Including Radio, Television, Telephone, VCR, Video/Audio Equipment, Etc.), Sale Of Surplus And Obsolete Items is an Item code covering the disposition and trade of used, confiscated, or excess communication and audio/video equipment by state and local government bodies. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers using this code to liquidate used firearms and surplus technology equipment, procure replacement audio and video systems for courtrooms and civic chambers, and establish ongoing supply agreements for mobile communication and network infrastructure. The issuing bodies span police departments, county courts, school districts, city councils, correctional facilities, and cooperative purchasing consortia. Police departments and county government are disposing of confiscated or surplus equipment; school districts and municipal authorities are upgrading aging systems; and regional purchasing cooperatives are establishing multi-year catalog discount agreements serving member agencies.

Activity under this code appears across multiple states and regional purchasing vehicles. Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department in Georgia posted a trade bid for 306 confiscated firearms and seven upper receivers in exchange for new Heckler & Koch rifles (response due October 14, 2026). Marion County School Board in Florida issued a term contract IFB for audio and video equipment on an as-needed basis (due July 9, 2026). Collin County's Information Technology Department in Texas solicited turnkey audiovisual courtroom refresh services valued at approximately $500,000 for Justice of the Peace facilities in Plano and Frisco (RFP 2025-201, responses due May 29, 2025). The City of Arlington, Texas requested proposals for LED video walls for Council Chambers and Briefing Room (RFP 260265, due August 20, 2026). Sauk County, Wisconsin solicited a three-year inmate telephone, video visitation, and kiosk system with revenue-sharing terms (RFP 202601SCJ, due August 26, 2026). Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas is managing two statewide catalog discount agreements with estimated expenditures of $10.1 million for mobile communication equipment (MOB2628) and $12.0 million for network systems and supplies (NET2628), both running two years from August 20, 2026 through August 20, 2028.