NIGP 96692: Typesetting, Hot Type (Linotype)

NIGP 96692 Typesetting, Hot Type (Linotype) is an Item code covering a production process that state and local governments rarely solicit for in current procurement activity. The code names a legacy printing technology—linotype and hot-metal composition—that has been displaced by digital typesetting and offset or digital printing workflows across the public sector. State and local buyers acquire typesetting services, when needed, through broader printing and publishing codes that bundle composition, layout, and output into integrated vendor deliverables rather than as standalone hot-type operations.

No recent state or local contract opportunities appear under this code. The absence of current solicitations reflects the obsolescence of linotype composition in modern public-sector printing and publishing procurement. Agencies that require typesetting capability purchase it as part of RFPs or ITBs for complete printing, graphic design, or digital publishing services under related NIGP codes. This code represents historical taxonomy that no longer maps to active buying patterns and should not be a focus for business development activity in the current market.