NIGP 16577: Sieves and Strainers, Food

NIGP 16577 Sieves and Strainers, Food is an Item code capturing small food service equipment and utensils that state and local governments procure for school nutrition operations, correctional food service, and community feeding programs. In practice, jurisdictions buying under this code acquire NSF-certified food preparation and handling tools including sieves, strainers, dishers, cutting boards, thermometers, pan grabbers, and related small equipment that support daily meal production across cafeteria and institutional kitchen environments. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri and Seminole County School Board in Florida posting recent solicitations; county governments and correction authorities also source under the code. Procurement vehicles vary from competitive sealed-bid IFB and ITB notices to annual catalog-discount contracts with multiple award winners designated for supply continuity.

Recent activity clusters in Missouri and Florida. Rockwood R-VI School District posted a competitive IFB (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESSMALLEQUIPMENT20262027) on March 31, 2026, with bids due April 28, 2026, for approximately 100 line items of small food service equipment to support meal service across nineteen school buildings serving nearly 19,000 students; the district prioritizes domestic goods and Missouri vendors, reflects USDA Buy American provisions tied to school nutrition funding, and names multiple primary and secondary vendors per line item to ensure supply resilience. Seminole County School Board in Florida issued an ITB (25260063B-VG) on February 2, 2026, structured as a three-year percentage-discount catalog contract for commercial kitchen equipment including walk-in coolers and freezers with an estimated annual volume of approximately $1,500,000 and multiple vendor awards; pre-bid meeting occurred January 13, 2026, with bids due January 28, 2026. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia posted a separate IB on March 26, 2026, for supplemental groceries and food products for correctional and senior services facilities, demonstrating that food service procurement under related small-equipment codes extends to county institutional operations.