NIGP 60077: Postage Meters

NIGP 60077 Postage Meters is an Item code covering postage metering equipment, meter rental, postage advancement capabilities, and related maintenance and support services that state and local governments procure to support agency mailing operations. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state departments, city governments, and municipal utilities; the State of Illinois and City of Madison have each posted postage meter solicitations in recent months. The scope of work encompasses equipment lease or purchase, meter rental, technical support, and integration with existing mailing infrastructure to maintain continuous operations across multiple departments and user groups. One representative solicitation, the City of Madison's RFP 1500802026 for city-wide printing and mailing services posted March 3, 2026, names the Madison Water Utility and Finance Department Treasury as primary clients, requiring approximately 580,000 pieces printed weekly and 127,000 pieces printed monthly respectively for utility bills, tax notices, and delinquency letters.

Recent activity under the code appears concentrated in the upper Midwest and demonstrates routine replacement-cycle procurement across state and municipal levels. The State of Illinois posted solicitation 26560IFAIFA56B52133 on April 22, 2026 with a May 6, 2026 due date for postage meters and related equipment to support state agency mailing operations under a Quadient-based framework. The City of Madison RFP 1500802026 closed April 3, 2026 and offers an initial two-year term with three optional one-year renewals; the city requires comprehensive insurance including general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and environmental impairment liability of $2,000,000 per incident, with local vendor preference scoring at 5 financial points. Contractors with 15 or more employees and $50,000 or more in annual aggregate business must submit an Affirmative Action Plan within 30 days of contract execution.