NIGP 03718: Bar Equipment and Accessories

NIGP Item 03718 Bar Equipment and Accessories captures beverage vending and concession services that state and local governments are actively procuring across school districts, transit authorities, municipal parks, and public facilities. The code encompasses vending machine supply, installation, and maintenance; exclusive pouring rights and beverage product delivery; and integrated food and beverage service operations within secured or public-facing venues. Recent solicitations show school districts dominating the activity, with RFPs from St. Lucie Public Schools (Florida), Murray City School District (Utah), and Conejo Valley Unified School District (California) each seeking exclusive beverage vending or broadline foodservice distribution to serve tens of thousands of students across multiple school sites. Beyond schools, the code sees regular activity from transit authorities (Brownsville Metro, Texas), state agencies (Georgia Department of Natural Resources statewide parks system), and municipalities (City of Peoria and City of Scottsdale, Arizona). Procurement structures vary widely: school districts typically issue RFPs seeking revenue-sharing models with commissions calculated as percentages of gross product sales; transit authorities frame solicitations around concession fees tied to gross revenues with DBE participation requirements; municipalities emphasize exclusive pouring rights with minimum annual financial commitments; and state parks seek statewide blanket supplier agreements for vending machines and coolers.

Recent activity concentrates in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Utah, with school districts and public-facility managers seeking qualified vendors by late spring 2026. Representative opportunities include St. Lucie Public Schools (RFP #26-15 due April 21, 2026) for exclusive beverage vending across 41 schools serving 41,000 students with three-year initial terms and three one-year renewal options; Conejo Valley Unified School District (RFP #2026-04 due May 14, 2026) for broadline food distribution supporting approximately two million meals annually across 29 schools; Georgia Department of Natural Resources (RFP due April 22, 2026) establishing an open agency contract for soft drink products and vending services across all state parks statewide; City of Peoria (RFP due March 26, 2026) for exclusive pouring rights at Peoria Sports Complex Main Stadium with a ten-year initial term and two optional five-year extensions, minimum annual commitment of $50,000, and equipment supplied by the contractor; and Brownsville Metro (RFP due March 17, 2026, with mandatory pre-proposal meeting February 18 and site visit February 19) for vending machine concession services at two transit terminals with 1% Federal Transit Administration DBE set-aside requirement and three-year term with one optional two-year renewal.