NIGP 96692: Typesetting, Hot Type (Linotype)

NIGP 96692 Typesetting, Hot Type (Linotype) is an Item code that describes metal type-composition and casting services using hot-metal equipment — a manufacturing process nearly obsolete in state and local government procurement since the 1990s digital transition. State and local issuing bodies do not currently solicit services under this code; no recent opportunities are posted.

This code persists in the NIGP taxonomy as a legacy classification for a production method that has been displaced by digital typesetting and design software across all sectors. Any historical procurement activity under this code reflects print shops or publishing operations that maintained hot-metal equipment for specialized reproduction work, but such operations have ceased to be common vendors to state and local agencies. Business development professionals should not expect active bidding activity or contract opportunities under this classification.