NIGP 57858: Numbering Machines and Equipment (Take-a-Number)

NIGP 57858 Numbering Machines and Equipment (Take-A-Number), an Item code, captures queue-management and customer-flow control equipment that state and local governments buy to regulate line access in public-facing service delivery environments. Recent solicitation activity shows the code appearing in cooperative purchasing frameworks alongside broader law enforcement and public-safety equipment bundles, though the available opportunities do not isolate take-a-number technology as a standalone procurement focus. State and local issuing bodies using this code span multi-jurisdictional cooperative arrangements managed through entities like Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit, as well as individual cities and county departments. The work solicited includes take-a-number systems and related queue-management hardware deployed in law enforcement facilities, courthouses, licensing offices, and other high-traffic public service centers where managing customer flow and reducing wait times are operational priorities.

Geographic activity under this code is concentrated in the upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest, with the most recent opportunity—Sourcewell's RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment, due June 16, 2026—engaging Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington, alongside thousands of other governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, and public entities across the United States and Canada. The Sourcewell cooperative model allows vendors to establish master agreements that participating entities can leverage through addenda, extending market reach beyond the initial procurement. Submission for RFP #061626 requires vendor registration on the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov; inquiries should be directed to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930. No specific award values, set-aside designations, or technology requirements are disclosed in available documentation, and the code shows limited standalone recent activity outside of cooperative purchasing frameworks.