NIGP 96655: Numbering Services, Printing

NIGP 96655 Numbering Services, Printing, an Item code, covers printing services for standard business communications and specialized documents that state and local governments source on an as-needed basis. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing business cards, postcards, flyers, brochures, posters, door hangers, envelopes, folders, carbonless forms, workbooks, library cards, bookmarks, certificates, and high-volume billing and notification documents. Services span digital color printing, full print press production, document composition, laser printing, mail finishing, and insertion work, with delivery typically included. Issuing bodies range from city procurement offices and municipal water utilities to state universities and finance departments, all procuring under similar frameworks that establish annual or multi-year blanket contracts with on-demand ordering and firm pricing for initial contract periods.

Recent activity appears in Florida, Wisconsin, and Georgia. The City of Altamonte Springs, Florida issued ITB 26045KY in January 2026 for printing services across 70 line items organized by product group, with bids due February 27, 2026 and a geographic restriction requiring vendors within 20 miles of City Hall; the initial contract term runs one year with four optional one-year renewals. The City of Madison, Wisconsin released RFP 1500802026 in March 2026 for city-wide printing and mailing services supporting the Madison Water Utility (approximately 580,000 pieces weekly) and Finance Department (approximately 127,000 pieces monthly for tax bills and notices), with proposals due April 3, 2026 and a two-year initial term plus three optional one-year renewals. Albany State University in Georgia issued supplemental RFQ 52100ERFQ0000016662026 in February 2026 to establish additional suppliers under its existing campuswide printing and graphic design contract, with bids due March 10, 2026 and multiple awards anticipated.