NIGP 04011: Cattle, Beef (Commercial)

NIGP 04011 Cattle, Beef (Commercial) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure beef products—primarily ground beef in bulk chubs and pre-formed patties—for school food service, institutional feeding programs, and related agricultural procurement. The Utah State Board of Education's Local Food for Schools Cooperative Contracts (RFP USBE-JB26254-RFP, due October 23, 2026) exemplifies current activity under this code: the board is establishing multiple standing contracts with qualified small Utah beef producers to supply raw ground beef to school districts under a cooperative framework, with awards going to all qualified offerors meeting minimum thresholds across product categories. Buy American requirements apply; sourcing must occur within 400 miles of designated Utah locations; and all products must meet federal and state food safety standards and temperature controls upon school receipt. Technical proposals are weighted heavily (350 of 538.5 possible evaluation points), covering production capabilities, distribution capabilities, and business profile, with cost evaluation (188.5 points) rewarding the lowest bidder proportionally and applying a 200 percent price-reasonableness cap.

Recent activity under this code concentrates in Utah, where the Utah State Board of Education and Snow College (which operates a separate livestock and arena procurement pipeline under different NIGP codes) are the repeat issuing bodies visible in the opportunities block. Beyond the school-food-service RFP, no other beef-specific procurement appears in the recent state-local opportunities; the Snow College solicitations (IFB SNOC26271020 and prior IFB SNOC25261071) address arena and corral infrastructure and mechanical training equipment rather than beef supply. Geographic activity is limited to Utah-sourced opportunities in the recent posting block. Business development professionals pursuing this code should focus on school district food-service cooperatives and institutional feeding programs, particularly where state-level aggregation and local-sourcing mandates create recurring procurement cycles under cooperative contracting vehicles rather than standalone district purchases.