NIGP 78020: Bench and Counter Scales

NIGP 78020 Bench and Counter Scales, an Item code, covers maintenance, calibration, and related equipment services for mechanical, hydrostatic, and electronic weighing systems that state and local governments deploy across sanitation, water utilities, law enforcement, and animal services operations. The code sees activity from city departments, county governments, and multi-jurisdictional cooperative purchasing vehicles, with recent solicitations spanning Texas, Florida, Minnesota, and Washington state.

The City of Dallas issued RFP BYZ2600029777 on March 12, 2026, for a three-year ID/IQ service price agreement with two one-year renewal options covering comprehensive maintenance and calibration of weighing systems at transfer stations, landfills, water treatment plants, police facilities, and weigh stations; proposals were due April 24, 2026, at 1:00 PM, with a pre-proposal conference on March 24, 2026. Evaluation criteria weight cost at 30 points, DRIVE policy compliance at 20 points, experience and qualifications at 20 points, and other technical factors at the remainder of 100 total points, with a wage floor of $23.06 per hour and SBE subcontracting aspirational benchmarks at 30 percent for Other Services. The City of Frisco, Texas, issued RFP 2603051 on March 27, 2026, for commercial recycling collection and processing services with a May 14, 2026, proposal deadline and service start of August 1, 2027, under an initial seven-year term plus up to three optional one-year renewals. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, issued RFP 061626 on May 12, 2026, for law enforcement equipment available to thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, school districts, and tribal governments across the United States and Canada, with proposals due June 16, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. Central Time through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal.