NIGP 16021: Forks and Shovels, Meat

NIGP 16021 Forks and Shovels, Meat is an Item code under the broader commodity family of food service and kitchen equipment procurement. State and local governments use this code to solicit specialized meat-handling tools — primarily meat forks and cutting shovels designed for butchering, portioning, and processing operations in commercial kitchens, institutional food services, and meat-handling facilities operated by departments of corrections, school nutrition programs, hospitals, and county or municipal food operations. The code appears in solicitations from a range of issuing bodies including state departments, county facilities, school districts operating central kitchens, and special-purpose districts managing institutional food services.

The source provided contains no posted state and local contract opportunities under this code with identifying details, response dates, issuing bodies, or geographic markers to characterize current procurement activity, recent solicitation patterns, or regional concentration.