NIGP 78044: Hanging Scales

NIGP 78044 Hanging Scales, an Item code, covers mechanical and digital weighing equipment suspended from overhead structures for point-of-sale, warehouse, and industrial measurement applications. State and local governments procure hanging scales primarily for retail operations within municipal facilities, correctional institutions, public markets, and maintenance shops where portable or temporary weight measurement is required. The code encompasses both mechanical dial scales and electronic digital models with capacities typically ranging from small portable units to heavy-duty industrial versions supporting several hundred pounds. Issuing bodies include city and county purchasing offices, state corrections departments, public market authorities, and maintenance divisions within general-services or public-works departments. The sourcing pattern reflects routine replacement and expansion of point-of-measurement infrastructure in public-facing retail environments and institutional storage and supply operations.

No recent state or local contract opportunities under NIGP 78044 Hanging Scales appear in the available procurement record.