NIGP 16591: Toasters, Electric and Gas

NIGP 16591 Toasters, Electric and Gas (Item) encompasses the furnishing and installation of commercial kitchen equipment for state and local food-service operations, including gas and electric cooking appliances, refrigeration units, food preparation equipment, and related fixtures. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying turnkey commercial kitchen outfits — ranges, fryers, convection ovens, reach-in coolers, prep stations, dishwashing systems, and ancillary equipment — as bundles for new cafeteria buildouts or kitchen renovations. Issuing bodies include state departments (Florida Department of Transportation), county school districts (Temple Independent School District in Bell County, Texas), and other institutional food-service operators. Vendors bidding under this code must typically demonstrate five years of relevant commercial kitchen equipment experience, provide three client references, carry commercial general liability insurance ($200,000 to $1,000,000 per occurrence depending on scope), and maintain manufacturer authorization. Solicitations require NSF, UL, ETL, and CSA certification compliance; equipment warranties (typically two years minimum for parts and labor); and FDA Food Code or ENERGY STAR qualification where applicable. Mandatory site visits are common, and bidders must register in state vendor portals such as MyFloridaMarketplace or Bonfire procurement systems.

Recent activity centers on Florida and Texas. The Florida Department of Transportation issued a competitive sealed bid (ITB15478) on March 26, 2026, for furnish-and-install of 33–34 line items of restaurant equipment at the Haydon Burns Building Kitchen in Tallahassee, with a mandatory site visit on April 1, 2026, a technical-question deadline of April 15, 2026, sealed-bid deadline of April 22, 2026, and notice of intended award dated April 27, 2026; the solicitation included three addenda and a Q&A cycle through mid-April. Temple Independent School District (Texas) solicited through RFP-008-26 posted March 2, 2026, for kitchen equipment and fixtures (walk-in cooler/freezer, six serving lines, and thirty-one additional items) for Temple High School, with delivery by October 2026, a question deadline of March 11, 2026, and proposal deadline of March 25, 2026, structured as line-item bidding allowing multiple awards. Neither solicitation disclosed a specific award value or budget ceiling.