NIGP 78024: Computing Scales (Except Postal)

NIGP 78024 Computing Scales (Except Postal), an Item code, covers maintenance, calibration, and repair services for mechanical, hydrostatic, and electronic weighing systems deployed across municipal operations. State and local governments buy ongoing preventative maintenance, baseline assessments, NIST-traceable calibrations, equipment purchases, and emergency repair services under this code to keep scales operational at transfer stations, landfills, water treatment plants, police facilities, and weigh stations. Issuing bodies include city departments across multiple functions—sanitation, law enforcement, water utilities, animal services—which typically procure these services through multi-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity agreements structured to accommodate variable call volumes and unscheduled repairs on as-needed bases.

The City of Dallas posted a representative opportunity in March 2026: a three-year ID/IQ competitive sealed proposal (BYZ2600029777) due April 24, 2026, for comprehensive weighing systems maintenance and calibration services supporting four city departments. The solicitation required 24/7 service availability, NIST-traceable certifications, a minimum five-year track record in weighing systems maintenance, an Experience Modification Rate Safety rating of 1.4 or less, and a service facility within 50 miles of Dallas City Hall. Evaluation weighted cost at 30 points, DRIVE policy compliance at 20 points, experience and qualifications at 20 points, project approach at 15 points, mobilization capability at 10 points, and local preference at 5 points; the contract carried a $23.06 per hour wage floor and aspirational SBE subcontracting benchmarks of 30 percent for Other Services, with monthly compliance auditing required.