NIGP 24540: Milk Cans, All Types

NIGP 24540 Milk Cans, All Types is an Item code that covers dairy products and milk delivery for state and local institutional buyers, particularly school districts managing high-volume nutrition programs. The School Board of Seminole County, Florida, exemplifies the scope: its recent ITB (Invitation to Bid 25260070B-VG, response due April 2, 2026) seeks Grade A, pasteurized, homogenized milk products across fifteen line items serving fifty-six school locations, including white milk and chocolate milk in 8 oz cartons, 1-gallon and 5-gallon containers, twist-cap formats, shelf-stable varieties, flavored milk, orange juice, cottage cheese, and sour cream in single-serving and bulk configurations. Annual unit volumes range from 30 containers for specialty formats to approximately 3.17 million units for commodity 8 oz chocolate milk cartons. All products must comply with Federal and State regulations, National School Lunch Program Buy American provisions, and Florida Department of Health standards, with specified nutrition parameters and restrictions on high-fructose corn syrup in certain products. Bidders must deliver FOB inside Seminole County with twice-weekly delivery frequency and submit samples of twelve units per line item (or substitute pre-approved items) by March 6, 2026, and complete bids electronically via VendorLink by the April 2 deadline, along with drug-free workplace, debarment, conflict of interest, and active business entity certifications.

The available recent-opportunities data show school district procurement activity in Florida; no other geographic regions or issuing body types are represented in the source. The Seminole County School Board's ITB offers an initial two-year contract term with an optional two-year renewal period and awards on an all-or-none, by-lot, by-partial-lot, or by-item basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The Notice of Intended Decision posts April 27, 2026, with Board approval scheduled for May 12, 2026. No incumbent vendors are named, and no set-asides or disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions appear in the disclosed materials; however, all bidders must be registered as active business entities in Florida or as foreign corporations and must meet all regulatory compliance and certification requirements.