NIGP 01972: Sorghum

NIGP 01972 Sorghum, an Item code, encompasses grain and crop products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. The Butts County School System's recent IFB for School Nutrition Program food supplies demonstrates the practical scope: sealed bids for food products delivered to six school locations (elementary, middle, and high schools plus the board office) over a contract period running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts and their nutrition programs, which use these commodities to support meals served to students across multiple school sites.

Activity under NIGP 01972 shows concentrated geographic representation in Georgia, with the Butts County School System as a documented recent buyer. The Butts County IFB, posted April 27, 2026 with a bid submission deadline of May 26, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. in Jackson, Georgia, is representative of procurement patterns in the code. All bid pricing must remain firm for 30 days from award and thereafter fixed for the contract term, with limited price adjustments permitted based on USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data submitted 30 days in advance. Bidders must include packing and transportation costs on a freight-on-board basis with no separate fuel surcharges, and must comply with Buy American provisions (7 CFR 210.21(d)), HACCP requirements, and debarment verification for bids exceeding $25,000. The procurement reserves the right to award single or multiple vendors and carries renewal options for up to four additional one-year terms based on vendor performance.