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

NIGP 16516 Cold Packs (For Use In Keeping Food Items Cold) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure thermal management products designed to maintain cold temperatures in food storage and transport applications. The work involves sourcing reusable or disposable cold packs, ice packs, and related thermal retention equipment for use across food service operations, school meal programs, public health departments, correctional facilities, and transit authorities that operate food service. These products typically support meal delivery, food storage during transport, and temperature maintenance in institutional food service environments where regulatory compliance with food safety standards requires active thermal control.

No recent state and local contract opportunities under this NIGP code appear in the available solicitation records. Without posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB notices to establish current issuing-body mix, geographic concentration, or representative procurement patterns, no recommendation on pursuit timing can be made from recent market activity.