NIGP 16516: Cold Packs (for Use in Keeping Food Items Cold)

NIGP 16516 Cold Packs (For Use In Keeping Food Items Cold), an Item code, encompasses refrigeration accessories and thermal management products that school districts and other state and local food-service operations procure to maintain food safety and operational efficiency. State and local governments buy cold packs and related thermal containers primarily through school district procurement offices seeking to support cafeteria operations, food distribution, and culinary programs. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are predominantly school districts — Fulton County Schools in Georgia and the School Board of Seminole County, Florida — reflecting the concentration of food-service demand in public education.

Fulton County Schools issued an Invitation for Bid (solicitation PE55101NONST2026000000175, due April 14, 2026) for small food equipment, with bids submitted through the Bonfire platform; the School Board of Seminole County, Florida, issued an Invitation to Bid (25260063BVG, due January 28, 2026, with a voluntary pre-bid meeting on January 13, 2026) for a multi-vendor percentage-discount catalog contract covering commercial kitchen equipment, with an estimated annual procurement volume of approximately $1,500,000 and a three-year term plus two-year renewal option. Georgia and Florida represent the geographic centers of recent activity under this code. Cold packs appear as supporting products within broader school food-service and kitchen-equipment procurements rather than as standalone line-item solicitations, suggesting that vendors compete for this work primarily through participation in larger food-service equipment and supply contracts managed by school districts.