NIGP 16044: Lard Making Tools

NIGP 16044 Lard Making Tools, an Item code, covers specialized equipment and hand tools used in rendering animal fat into lard for culinary and industrial applications. State and local governments procure these items primarily through food service departments, correctional facilities, and agricultural extension services that maintain on-site food production or preservation operations. The code encompasses rendering kettles, strainers, thermometers, molds, storage containers, and related implements designed for small-batch to medium-scale lard production in institutional kitchens or agricultural training programs.

No recent state or local procurement opportunities under NIGP 16044 appear in current solicitation records. The specialized and limited scope of lard-making equipment, combined with the narrow base of public agencies that maintain active rendering operations, results in infrequent competitive solicitation activity under this Item code.