NIGP 60068: Letter Openers, Electric

NIGP 60068 Letter Openers, Electric is an Item code that represents a narrow slice of mailroom equipment procurement — electric letter openers are purchased as components of broader mailroom operations, not as standalone commodities. In state and local government contexts, electric letter openers are typically specified as part of larger mailroom equipment packages that also include postal scales, mail inserters, folding machines, and addressing systems. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state procurement offices and their divisions, county governments, and special-purpose cooperative purchasing vehicles that aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions and entity types. The work itself is product procurement combined with maintenance and support — vendors supply equipment and consumable parts, deliver and install within specified timeframes, and provide warranty coverage and hourly or annual maintenance services.

Recent opportunities show activity in the Northeast and across multi-state cooperative frameworks. The State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property issued RFQ #27DPP01355 (T0200 - Mailroom Equipment, Accessories, Supplies and Maintenance) with quotes due October 23, 2026, structured as a Small Business Subcontracting Set-Aside requiring bidders to be Original Equipment Manufacturers or Authorized Dealers with in-state sales and maintenance support; the scope included postage metering, mail inserting and sealing, addressing, folding, electronic scales, and mail accounting systems, with representative pricing on mail sorters at list price $25,600 (42% discount), annual maintenance at $293.25 after discount, and per-call hourly maintenance at $120.00 per hour. Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based local government unit and cooperative, issued RFP #061626 (Law Enforcement Equipment - SW) with proposals due June 16, 2026, structured as a multi-jurisdictional framework spanning Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, Yakima) and thousands of public entities across the United States and Canada; this cooperative vehicle establishes contracting solutions for participating public agencies rather than direct procurement to a single buyer.