NIGP 78078: Postal Scales, Electronic (Computing)

NIGP 78078 Postal Scales, Electronic (Computing) is an Item code covering postage metering equipment and related mail processing systems that state and local governments lease or acquire through authorized USPS third-party providers. Based on recent solicitation activity, the code encompasses USPS-authorized postage metering equipment and high-speed mail sorting services procured to support mail operations across multiple county departments and central administrative offices. The issuing bodies under this code include county governments and their administrative subdivisions, which consolidate postage and mail-processing services through cooperative purchasing vehicles tied to state contracts to achieve operational efficiency and legal compliance with USPS requirements.

A Florida county issued an RFI (BLD6232026F10) posted June 23, 2026, with a due date of July 1, 2026, to determine whether postage metering equipment and USPS-authorized mail processing services are available from multiple vendors or whether Pitney Bowes Inc. should be designated as sole source. The County sought responses demonstrating capability to provide comparable equipment and services or written documentation contesting the sole-source designation. The RFI covered leasing USPS-authorized postage metering equipment and high-speed sorting services under a State of Florida contract for the Office of Information Technologies and various County agencies, with the County's Purchasing Director retaining final authority on comparability determinations and sole-source designation.