NIGP 03764: Replicas: Food, Fruit, etc.

NIGP 03764 Replicas: Food, Fruit, Etc., an Item code, covers food replicas and substitute food items that state and local governments procure for educational display, training, and food service operations — though the recent opportunities block reveals this code sees virtually no active procurement activity. The single concrete recent opportunity in the source is the City of New Haven and Board of Education Food Service RFP (2026HYRFPCNH349, due June 23, 2026) for unitized breakfast kits assembled from specified cereals, grains, juices, proteins, fruits, spoons, and milk products for the 2026-2027 school year, with a 25% MWBE participation goal and firm fixed pricing through June 30, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals. The remaining opportunities posted between late April and May 2026 — including Jones County and Early County school districts in Georgia, Brooks County School Nutrition in Georgia, and Northside Independent School District in Texas — all target actual food procurement (fresh produce, milk, bread, grocery items, and catering services) rather than replicas or substitute products, and thus fall outside the scope of NIGP 03764.

School districts dominate the issuing body mix when activity appears, with Jones County School District (Georgia) posting multiple line-item bids for milk, fresh produce, bread, and grocery products in the same May 2026 window. Connecticut and Texas school systems also show recent engagement. Geographic activity clusters in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Connecticut. Because the source contains no active solicitations specifically seeking food replicas under this NIGP code — only one tangential school breakfast kit opportunity and a bulk of standard food service bids that target commodity food items, not replicas — this code does not support a pursue recommendation at present. Vendors in food replica and educational food models should monitor school district nutrition and culinary training programs for specialized training-oriented procurement, but current activity under NIGP 03764 is minimal.