NIGP 01990: Vegetables

NIGP 01990 Vegetables is an Item code under which state and local governments procure fresh and processed vegetables, typically as part of broader food-service contracts for school nutrition programs, child-care meal services, and institutional dining. The work involves sourcing produce to meet USDA grading standards, nutritional compliance requirements (including Child Nutrition meal patterns and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards), and delivery logistics to multiple school sites or program locations. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and municipal school boards managing National School Lunch Program contracts, supplemented by city and county departments operating child-care food programs. Vendors typically supply vegetables as line items within larger grocery or produce procurement bids that span proteins, dairy, condiments, and other food categories, with contracts running 12 months plus renewal options tied to vendor performance.

Recent opportunities cluster in the South and Midwest. Eugene School District 4J (Oregon) is requesting produce-only proposals under RFP 26-502 due July 22, 2026, emphasizing Oregon-grown sourcing and Farm to School program participation; the City of Edinburg, Texas is bidding CACFP meal supplies including vegetables under RFP 2026-017 (due August 4, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) is seeking fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) with local-sourcing requirements within 400 miles and Wisconsin diversity-owned business preference; and Georgia school districts—Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026), Burke County Public Schools (sealed bid due June 5, 2026), and Butts County School System (IFB due May 26, 2026)—are procuring comprehensive food bids where vegetables appear as one category among dozens of line items. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) is bidding grocery items (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) including over 1,100 line items with vegetables specified. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51% domestic agricultural content apply across all school district bids; vendor set-asides or local preferences vary by jurisdiction but are common (Wisconsin diversity preference, Texas local-vendor preference, Oregon farm sourcing emphasis). Pricing is typically firm for 30 days post-award with quarterly or semi-annual adjustments permitted thereafter on documented third-party market data.