NIGP 30528: Drafting and Drawing Instruments (see 204-71 for Graphic Plotters and 305-75 for Straightedges)

NIGP 30528 Drafting and Drawing Instruments, an Item code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code. The County of Orange, California is soliciting maintenance and repair services for truck scales used at landfills and hazardous waste collection centers — work that falls squarely under equipment maintenance and repair, not drafting or drawing instruments. This mismatch indicates either a data-collection error in the source or a significant divergence between the NIGP taxonomy label and how the code is being applied in practice by state and local purchasing offices.

The single recent opportunity on record is an Invitation for Bid (IFB 2992971803AA1) from the County of Orange, OC Waste & Recycling, posted May 15, 2026, with a response deadline of May 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. The scope encompasses quarterly preventative maintenance, testing, inspection, and calibration for Emery Winslow and Fairbanks truck scales across three landfills and four household hazardous waste collection centers in Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Irvine, and San Juan Capistrano. Bidders must hold California Department of Food and Agriculture RSA licensure and demonstrate experience with specific scale models and weight indicators. The contract is structured as a usage vehicle with differentiated hourly labor rates for technician tiers and time-of-service premiums, plus markups for parts and travel. The County offers a five percent evaluation preference for small and disadvantaged businesses and eight percent for dual-certified OCLSB and DVBE firms, capped at $100,000 deduction. Without additional recent solicitations under this code from other jurisdictions, the activity profile cannot be reliably characterized. Bidders evaluating this code should treat it as inactive or miscategorized in current state and local procurement systems.