NIGP 24028: Cutlery: Knives, Spatulas, Steels, etc.

NIGP 24028 Cutlery: Knives, Spatulas, Steels, Etc., Item, encompasses knives, cutting implements, and related food-preparation hand tools that state and local governments procure for institutional kitchens — jail facilities, school cafeterias, hospital food services, and stadium operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and county agencies buying cutlery as part of broader kitchen smallwares and supplies contracts, often in high-volume standing orders to support lunch and breakfast programs. The County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner is bidding 86 line items of kitchen utensils including NSF-approved knives for jail food services under IFB 0603151604CC due October 27, 2026. Gwinnett County Public Schools, the largest school system in Georgia with over 182,000 students, solicited cutlery for School Nutrition Program cafeterias via B-2617AM due May 13, 2026, expecting approximately 6,000 cases per month on standing demand with delivery within ten business days of purchase order receipt. School districts and county agencies dominate the issuing-body mix, with school nutrition programs driving steady procurement. Washington County School District in Utah and Columbia County School District in Georgia have posted recent smallwares bids; Crisp County, Georgia released a catalog-discount smallwares solicitation effective January 1, 2027. Hillsborough County in Florida and county sheriff's offices also participate in the code.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, California, Utah, and Tennessee, with standout repeat buyers in school district networks. Washington County School District, Utah posted separate solicitations for kitchen smallwares and small equipment (400+ line items, due July 18, 2026) and non-food disposable food-service supplies (80 product categories, weekly delivery to 37 sites, due May 19, 2026). LEAD Public Schools in Nashville, Tennessee is procuring a complete kitchen build-out for Southeast Elementary School including commercial cooking equipment and food-preparation tools, proposals due November 6, 2026 under RFP LEADOPSKITCHENRFP001202627, with Day 1 Readiness as the critical deadline for the 2027-2028 school year opening. Santa Clara County is replacing kitchen equipment at Levi's Stadium with bids due August 6, 2026. Most opportunities carry standard commercial general liability, workers' compensation, and performance-bond requirements; cooperative purchasing options are embedded in several contracts. School districts typically enforce USDA and FDA compliance, state education pricing, and debarment certifications.