NIGP 24091: Stainless Steel Ware: Cooking Utensils, Flatware, Tableware, Trays, Pots and Pans, etc.

NIGP 24091 Stainless Steel Ware: Cooking Utensils, Flatware, Tableware, Trays, Pots and Pans, Etc., an Item code, covers small kitchen equipment and foodservice supplies that state and local governments procure for cafeterias, schools, and institutional dining operations. Recent solicitations show purchasing activity centered on mixing bowls, cooking pans and stock pots in multiple quart capacities, steam table and hotel pans, serving utensils, measuring tools, food storage containers, and related kitchen smallwares used in high-volume food service settings. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, supplemented by county purchasing offices and state-level human services agencies. Columbia County School District in Georgia recently solicited 190 line items of small kitchen equipment and supplies for Lakeside High School under RFQ HC-09-28-26A with quotes due September 28, 2026, specifying preferred brands including Vollrath, Cambro, Winco, Carlisle, and Rubbermaid, and requiring new items only in quantities ranging from one to sixty units per line item. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017689 for kitchen equipment and supplies at the Denton State Supported Living Center with responses due July 29, 2026, procuring stainless steel steam table pans and covers among eight line items across multiple NIGP codes.

Geographic activity centers in Georgia and Texas, with additional recent procurement in Florida and Utah. Crisp County and Gwinnett County in Georgia both posted identical smallwares catalog discount solicitations (B-2714AM) with responses due October 16, 2026, structured as effective-term agreements running through December 31, 2027 and designed to establish pricing vehicles rather than place immediate orders. Washington County School District in Utah's Child Nutrition Program issued a Non-Food Bid (CN 2026-27) due May 19, 2026 for disposable food preparation and storage products supporting school lunch and breakfast programs at 37 sites, with an incumbent vendor base including Dart Container Corporation, Pactiv Corporation, and Southern Champion Tray. Hillsborough County in Florida posted miscellaneous kitchen supplies solicitation 26P00386 with proposals due July 8, 2026, carrying no set-aside or preference restrictions. Evaluation criteria across school district opportunities emphasize price, product quality, delivery capability, vendor references, and compliance with FDA and USDA standards for food-contact materials and institutional institutional dining use.