NIGP 24093: Storage Boxes, Food

NIGP 24093 Storage Boxes, Food is an Item code covering rigid containers and receptacles used to store, transport, and preserve food products across state and local operations. State and local governments procure these boxes for use in school district cafeterias, correctional facilities, emergency management stockpiles, food service operations, and public health nutrition programs. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts, state departments of corrections and health, county sheriffs' offices, municipal food services, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple jurisdictions. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, recently solicited law enforcement equipment including related storage and transport solutions through RFP #061626, posted May 12, 2026 with a response deadline of June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time; this cooperative procurement serves thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and public entities throughout the United States and Canada, with participating Washington state entities including Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County.

Recent activity under this code concentrates in the Upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest, with Sourcewell's cooperative vehicle expanding reach across North America. The Sourcewell RFP #061626 represents the primary recent opportunity, structured as a cooperative purchasing framework to establish a contracting solution available to multiple participating entities on a reserved-for-potential-future-utilization basis. Vendors must submit proposals exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov and may direct questions to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930. No specific award values, budget ranges, or set-aside designations were identified in the solicitation materials.