NIGP 20349: Forms Bursters, Decollators, Detachers, Feeders, Strippers and Related Accessories, Environmentally Certified Products

NIGP 20349 Forms Bursters, Decollators, Detachers, Feeders, Strippers And Related Accessories, Environmentally Certified Products is an Item code under which state and local governments procure high-speed collating and booklet-making equipment, including collators, saddle stitchers, folding units, stackers, and trimmers, along with associated maintenance, parts, and support services. The work typically spans supply, installation, operator training, and multi-year full-service maintenance with guaranteed response times. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include city finance and administrative departments responsible for in-house document finishing operations.

The City of Phoenix Finance Department, Central Procurement Division, posted IFB 270411 on September 23, 2026, seeking an air-fed vertical collating system with three collator towers containing 30 total bins capable of processing 9,000 sets per hour or 4,000 books per hour, with delivery to 2640 South 22nd Avenue in Phoenix required within 60 days of purchase order receipt and installation within 30 days thereafter at no additional cost. The contract requires five years of firm and fixed pricing for the initial two years, full-service maintenance during standard business hours with a two-hour callback and 24-hour onsite response requirement, eight hours of operator training for at least three City staff members, and local parts availability within 48 hours, with an initial five-year term and five optional one-year extensions exercisable by the City. The IFB was subject to DBE-N compliance under 49 CFR Part 26, with a non-mandatory pre-offer conference scheduled for September 1, 2026, and written inquiries due by September 4, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.