NIGP 04525: Dishes, Drinking Utensils, and Servingware (Household)

NIGP 04525 Dishes, Drinking Utensils, And Servingware (Household) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure food service and beverage containers for institutional use, including pitchers, cups, bowls, and related servingware. State and local buyers use this code primarily for supplies destined for correctional facilities, law enforcement operations, and other public institutional settings where bulk quantities of durable, standardized dishware and drinking vessels are required for regular resale or operational use. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include state departments of corrections and cooperative purchasing vehicles like Sourcewell on behalf of multiple participating jurisdictions.

The Missouri Department of Corrections issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB #300000216758577, due February 24, 2026) for household items including pitchers with lids, coffee cups, cups with lids, insulated cups with lids, and plastic bowls with lids in multiple sizes—quantities ranging from 23 to 927 cases annually for resale in offender canteens across nineteen institutions statewide. The estimated annual sales value totaled $57,414.00. Missouri applies a 10 percent preference for American-made products, 5–15 bonus points for participation by Organizations for the Blind or Sheltered Workshops, and 3 bonus points for Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises. A second solicitation under a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing vehicle (RFP #061626, due June 16, 2026) sought law enforcement equipment solutions on behalf of multiple Washington counties and public entities nationwide, though the scope suggests potential inclusion of supportive items such as serving and drinking containers. Recent activity centers in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, with Missouri and Washington jurisdictions driving the most visible opportunities.