NIGP 04517: Can Openers, Household

NIGP 04517 Can Openers, Household is an Item code that encompasses manual and electric can openers for institutional and public-sector use. State and local governments procure can openers under this code as part of broader kitchen equipment and food-service supply acquisitions for schools, detention facilities, public cafeterias, and other institutional food-preparation settings. The issuing bodies pursuing this commodity span school districts, county facilities, and state departments with food-service operations, alongside cooperative purchasing vehicles that aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions to achieve volume pricing and standardized equipment.

Recent solicitation activity under this code is limited. Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, posted RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026 (due June 16, 2026) for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating entities including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington, along with jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada. While this solicitation is classified under law enforcement equipment procurement rather than food-service supplies, it demonstrates the cooperative purchasing model through which NIGP commodity codes like 04517 are often deployed across multiple governmental entities. The broader geographic spread of Sourcewell's framework suggests activity spanning the Upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest, though the available opportunity record does not isolate specific recent solicitations targeting can openers directly.