NIGP 01960: Potatoes, Irish

NIGP Item 01960 Potatoes, Irish encompasses fresh potato procurement for state and local food service operations, specifically school nutrition programs and institutional meal planning. State and local governments buy Irish potatoes as a staple vegetable component within broader school lunch contracts, where potatoes appear alongside produce, proteins, and prepared items to meet National School Lunch Program requirements and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. The work involves commodity sourcing with delivery to central warehouses and multiple school sites, compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content), USDA and health department certifications, blind testing and laboratory evaluation of product quality, and firm-fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix for this code. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) posted an IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items including vegetables in June 2026, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, requiring compliance with nutritional standards, label documentation, and $1,000,000 per-occurrence liability insurance, while the Butts County School System (Georgia) issued an IFB in April 2026 for food products supporting its School Nutrition Program for six school locations, with sealed bids due May 26, 2026, renewal options available for up to four additional one-year terms, and compliance with Buy American provisions and HACCP requirements. Recent activity concentrates in Connecticut and Georgia; no other states or issuing bodies appear in the current opportunity set.