NIGP 24066: Meal Servers, Insulated

NIGP 24066 Meal Servers, Insulated (Item) appears in state and local procurement as a component line item within broader janitorial, operational supplies, and catering services contracts rather than as a standalone procurement driver. Recent solicitations treat insulated meal servers as consumable operational supplies for continuous facility operations or as supporting equipment for meal delivery services. State and local governments solicit insulated meal servers primarily as part of competitive sealed bids for consumable supplies supporting fire rescue departments, municipal event catering, and institutional meal service operations. The work encompasses procurement of new, unused insulated food transport and serving containers meeting specifications for durability, temperature retention, and operational compatibility with existing equipment and workflows at public facilities operating on extended or round-the-clock schedules.

Issuing bodies soliciting under or related to this code span county government, municipal government, and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Dallas represent recent municipal and county buyers. Sourcewell (a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative) issues multi-jurisdictional RFPs affecting Washington state counties and broader public-sector participation. The geographic spread includes Florida (Hillsborough County), Texas (Dallas and Dallas County), and multi-state cooperative participation centered in Washington and the Upper Midwest. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB 2600319 for janitorial and operational supplies to Fire Rescue Department operations with a one-year estimated contract value of $765,679.84 and response due July 24, 2026; and the City of Dallas' RFCSP for comprehensive boxed and self-service bulk meal delivery services with a five-year contract term and response due March 27, 2026. Insulated meal servers surface as line items within these broader consumables and meal service contracts rather than as independent solicitations.