NIGP 16079: Thermometers, Meat

NIGP 16079 Thermometers, Meat is an Item code that encompasses meat thermometers and related temperature-measurement tools used in food service and institutional kitchen operations. State and local governments procure these instruments primarily through janitorial and operational supplies contracts that support fire departments, school nutrition programs, and other facilities operating commercial kitchens. The buying pattern reflects distributed, as-needed purchasing across multiple facility types rather than large standalone thermometer procurements — thermometers appear as line items within broader consumable-supplies and equipment-maintenance solicitations. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners (purchasing for fire rescue departments), independent school districts (purchasing for nutrition departments), and other facilities operators that require temperature monitoring in food preparation and storage environments.

Recent activity shows Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issuing an ITB on July 7, 2026 (due July 24, 2026) for consumable janitorial and operational supplies valued at $765,679.84 for Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Department's 47 stations, and Atlanta Public Schools issuing an RFP on April 23, 2026 (due May 20, 2026) for commercial kitchen equipment repair and preventive maintenance services that would incidentally encompass temperature-measurement instruments and related food safety tools across school kitchens and cafeterias serving approximately 50,000 students in Fulton County, Georgia. Geographic concentration in recent solicitations centers on Florida and Georgia, with activity driven primarily by county government purchasing for emergency services and large urban school districts managing food service across multiple facilities.