NIGP 16507: Cafeteria and Kitchen Equipment (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 16507 Cafeteria and Kitchen Equipment (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, encompasses the purchase and installation of commercial food service apparatus—walk-in coolers and freezers, convection ovens, steamers, ice machines, serving lines, refrigeration units, smallwares, and related repair or maintenance services—that state and local governments buy to equip and sustain school cafeterias, correctional facilities, senior centers, and institutional food operations. Recent solicitations show school districts driving the majority of activity, alongside county governments, state departments, and municipal facilities; activity spans Texas, Georgia, Florida, Oregon, California, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Michigan, and Ohio, with concentrations in the South and Southwest.

School districts dominate the code's recent procurement profile, issuing RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs for equipment ranging from single-unit ice machine replacements to district-wide cafeteria renovations and smallwares contracts. Representative recent opportunities include Mesquite Independent School District (Texas) RFP for custom walk-in cooler and freezer combo units at two elementary schools due June 4, 2026; Klein ISD (Texas) RFP for child nutrition kitchen equipment renovation at Epps Island Elementary with proposals due June 26, 2026; Northside ISD (Texas) IFB 2026-078 for comprehensive kitchen equipment, parts, supplies, and repair services across 147 school locations, due May 28, 2026; Atlanta Public Schools (Georgia) RFP for commercial kitchen equipment repair, preventive maintenance, and installation services on an as-needed basis across eight service categories, due May 20, 2026; Tacoma School District #10 (Washington) RFP for annual kitchen hood inspections, cleaning, and on-call repair across approximately 50 schools, due July 24, 2026; and Colquitt County School Nutrition (Georgia) IFB for 295 line items of kitchen smallwares for School Year 2026-2027, due June 15, 2026. State agencies, county facilities, and municipalities also solicit here: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB for tilt skillet braising pans due July 15, 2026; Santa Clara County (California) requested bids for kitchen equipment replacement at Levi's Stadium due August 6, 2026; Gwinnett County (Georgia) quoted on ice machine and steamer purchases; and the City of College Park (Georgia) solicited kitchen renovation services. Evaluation criteria typically weight purchase price heavily (40–50 points) alongside quality, vendor qualifications, delivery capability, and references; many school districts require HUB, MWBE, or SBE encouragement or compliance; contract terms generally run one year with optional renewals; and payment terms follow Net 30 or Net 45 standards with F.O.B. destination delivery.