NIGP 78044: Hanging Scales

NIGP 78044 Hanging Scales, an Item code, represents weighing equipment used in state and local procurement for applications including livestock assessment, produce grading, warehouse and retail operations, and industrial material handling. State and local buyers under this code include county agricultural extension services, municipal public works departments, school district food service operations, and county assessment offices. The equipment ranges from mechanical dial scales to digital hanging models with capacities from under fifty pounds to several thousand pounds, often specified with particular accuracy tolerances and mounting configurations suited to specific operational environments.

No recent state and local contract opportunities are recorded under NIGP 78044 Hanging Scales in the available procurement data. This code sees minimal solicitation activity across state and local jurisdictions, suggesting either stable existing inventory management or procurement through commodity cooperative purchasing vehicles and off-the-shelf GSA Schedule orders that do not appear in individual RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB notices.