NIGP 01941: Fruits, Citrus

NIGP 01941 Fruits, Citrus, an Item code, covers fresh and processed citrus products and other whole fruits procured by state and local governments to supply school nutrition programs, institutional food services, and public cafeterias. The recent solicitations show school districts and municipalities purchasing citrus alongside broader commodity baskets of eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and vegetable products for meal preparation, with deliveries to central nutrition centers or distributed school locations and compliance required with Buy American provisions under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. Issuing bodies include independent school districts and municipal education departments; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases and Butts County School System (Georgia) are the identified recent buyers.

The code sees activity across at least Connecticut and Georgia based on recent postings. The Bridgeport School Board issued an IFB (solicitation BNB053266) with an electronic submission deadline of June 26, 2026 for 115 line items of food commodities including fruit and vegetable products to supply the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center, with a contract term through June 30, 2027. The Butts County School System issued an IFB (PE55683NONST2027000000020) posted April 27, 2026 with a sealed-bid deadline of May 26, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. for food products to be delivered to six school locations across Jackson, Georgia, covering School Year 2026-2027. Both solicitations required firm pricing for the contract period, compliance with federal nutrition and procurement rules, and vendor capability to support multiple locations or emergency delivery.