NIGP 70016: Casting Metals: Linotype, Intertype, and Strip

NIGP 70016 Casting Metals: Linotype, Intertype, And Strip, an Item code, encompasses metal casting processes used primarily in legacy printing and typesetting equipment, though contemporary state and local procurement activity under this code is minimal to nonexistent. The code describes specialized casting techniques for hot-metal typesetting systems — linotype machines, intertype machines, and strip-casting processes — that were dominant in newspaper and commercial printing through the mid-twentieth century but have been largely superseded by digital composition and printing technologies. State and local government purchasing under this code reflects the rarity of active linotype or intertype equipment in current use; most public agencies that historically maintained such equipment have transitioned to modern printing and digital publishing workflows.

The most-recent-state-local-contract-opportunities block contains no active solicitations under NIGP 70016. This code represents legacy manufacturing and repair services with no documented recent RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity among state departments, counties, cities, school districts, transit authorities, or other state and local procurement bodies. Firms pursuing work in metal casting should focus on contemporary Item codes covering aluminum, bronze, iron, steel, and specialty-alloy casting services that reflect current government purchasing patterns rather than this obsolete typesetting-equipment segment.