NIGP 24545: Milk Cartons, Paper and Plastic (Including Liners)

NIGP 24545 Milk Cartons, Paper and Plastic (Including Liners), an Item code, covers the supply and delivery of milk, dairy products, and related beverage items to K–12 school districts in Florida and Connecticut, where state and local governments procure fluid milk in multiple formats (half-pint and half-gallon cartons, 8-ounce individual servings, 1-gallon and 5-gallon containers), shelf-stable and refrigerated dairy products including yogurt, cheese, sour cream, and creamers, and fortified juice products in single-serving and bulk formats to support the National School Lunch Program. Issuing bodies are exclusively public school districts and school boards, which structure these procurements as multi-year supply contracts with firm or indexed pricing, delivery schedules spanning 50 to 117 school sites per district, product-sample evaluation requirements, and compliance with federal Buy American provisions, USDA nutrition standards, and state health regulations. Vendors must maintain cold-chain logistics, warehouse capacity, and personnel background clearance; contracts are awarded on an all-or-none or by-lot basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

Recent activity is concentrated in Florida school districts. The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida issued ITB 26JG021 in May 2026 for milk, dairy, and juice products across three pricing groups (indexed milk, fixed-price dairy, fixed-price juice) with a two-year contract valued at approximately $22.5 million and a response deadline of June 11, 2026. The School Board of Seminole County, Florida posted ITB 25260070B-VG in September 2026 seeking milk and dairy products for 56 locations with an April 2, 2026 bid deadline and twice-weekly delivery. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an RFQ in June 2026 on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education for over 1,100 grocery line items including dairy and beverages, due June 30, 2026, supporting both central warehouse and school-site delivery. School districts in Florida appear to be the dominant recurring buyers under this code; single-award contracts with volume commitments in the millions of units and estimated values exceeding $22 million signal sustained purchasing power and multi-year revenue opportunity for qualified vendors with existing cold-chain distribution and USDA compliance infrastructure.