NIGP 60080: Postage Meter Supplies

NIGP 60080 Postage Meter Supplies, an Item code, covers postage meter equipment, supplies, and related mailing infrastructure that state and local governments procure to support high-volume mail operations. State and local buyers under this code are acquiring postage meter rentals, meter maintenance and support services, postage downloads and funding for existing meters, and integrated mailing equipment such as folders, inserters, and addressing systems alongside the metering function itself. The issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois healthcare and revenue functions), cities (Madison), counties (Washington state cooperative members), and statewide cooperative purchasing vehicles (NASPO ValuePoint, Sourcewell); these cooperative platforms dominate recent activity, extending purchasing eligibility to agencies, school districts, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations across multiple states and U.S. territories.

Recent solicitations show concentration in two procurement models: cooperative master agreements spanning 44 mailing and shipping product categories (Arizona NASPO ValuePoint RFP BPM007409, due June 23, 2026) and sole-source postage funding contracts tied to existing meter infrastructure (Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services postage-meter downloads, $8.4 million annually, fiscal year 2027 sole source to Pitney Bowes Inc.). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office extended its NASPO ValuePoint mailing-equipment piggyback through May 14, 2027, with Pitney Bowes as the incumbent vendor, while the City of Madison issued an RFP for city-wide printing and mailing services (due April 3, 2026) serving utilities and tax-billing operations. Geographic activity centers in the Southwest (Arizona), Midwest (Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota through Sourcewell), and Pacific Northwest (Washington state counties through Sourcewell), with Pitney Bowes and NeoPost (Quadient) appearing as primary vendors in recent awards and proposals.