NIGP 04540: Flatware and Cutlery, Household

NIGP 04540 Flatware and Cutlery, Household is an Item code covering disposable and reusable eating utensils procured by state and local governments for food service operations, institutional feeding programs, and emergency response activities. State and local buyers solicit plastic flatware, utensils, and cutlery as components of broader food service supply contracts alongside paper cups, bowls, trays, and related disposables. The issuing bodies include state departments of treasury and procurement, county governments, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-jurisdictional public entities. Recent activity reflects consolidation of food service supply contracts at the state level, with reprocurements bundling multiple disposable categories to streamline vendor management and delivery logistics.

The State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property posted Bid Solicitation 26DPP01297 on July 22, 2026, due September 2, 2026, requesting bids for disposable food service items including plastic flatware and utensils as individual line items within a 26-item price schedule. Bidders may quote individual line items or Groups 1 and 2 of the consolidated T0012 reprocurement, with deliveries required to Distribution and Support Services in West Trenton within 30 calendar days of order receipt. Sourcewell, the State of Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, due June 16, 2026, establishing a contracting solution for Law Enforcement Equipment available to thousands of governmental agencies across the United States and Canada, including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington state and participating entities nationwide. Recent opportunities concentrate in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, with activity driven by state-level consolidation and cooperative purchasing frameworks serving multi-county and multi-state jurisdictions.