NIGP 01960: Potatoes, Irish

NIGP 01960 Potatoes, Irish is an Item code covering fresh potato supplies procured by state and local governments, primarily school districts, for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. State and local buyers source potatoes as part of broader fresh produce and grocery procurement for school lunch operations, with products meeting federal nutrition standards, Buy American requirements, and HACCP compliance. The issuing bodies are school districts and their purchasing agents, reflecting the concentration of this commodity in K-12 institutional food service. School systems solicit potatoes alongside complementary produce, eggs, and grocery items in single-contract RFPs and IFBs that bundle multiple fresh and shelf-stable products to streamline vendor management and delivery logistics.

Recent activity shows strong procurement momentum across Georgia and Connecticut school systems. The Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026, seeking fresh produce and eggs—including potatoes among 72 line items—for 30 school districts across two geographic areas, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two and a response deadline of March 4, 2026. The Butts County School System issued an IFB on April 27, 2026, for food supplies including produce for six school locations with a bid submission deadline of May 26, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. in Jackson, Georgia. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department with more than 1,100 line items including vegetables and potatoes, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, through the City's OpenGov e-Procurement Portal. All three solicitations require firm fixed pricing, prepaid freight on a one-for-one pallet exchange basis, and compliance with Buy American provisions and federal nutrition standards.