NIGP 96695: Typesetting with Modem Capability

NIGP 96695 Typesetting With Modem Capability, an Item code, addresses a narrow and largely obsolete product category that state and local governments rarely procure today. The code describes typesetting equipment with modem capability — technology that was relevant in the 1980s and early 1990s when remote document transmission over dial-up connections served printing and publishing workflows. Modern procurement in printing, graphic design, and document preparation now flows through digital asset management, cloud-based design platforms, and networked printing systems rather than standalone typesetting terminals with modem boards.

No recent state or local solicitations appear in the available opportunities record for this code. The absence of activity reflects both the technological obsolescence of the product class and the shift to software-as-a-service and networked solutions for composition and page layout work. Firms pursuing state and local printing and document-services contracts should focus on current Item codes within the broader printing and publishing services classes rather than this legacy equipment category.